Middle Egyptian: A Student's GuideMiddle Egyptian grammar, glossary and sign lists
Thematic Glossary

Pronouns

Independent Pronouns

NumberGender Person English Hieroglyphs Transliteration
SingularCommon First I [am] jnk jnk
SingularMasculine Second You [are] ntk ntk
SingularFeminine Second You [are] ntṯ ntṯ
SingularMasculine Third He/It [is] ntf ntf
SingularFeminine Third She/It [is] nts nts
PluralCommon First We [are] jnn jnn
PluralCommon Second You [are] ntṯn ntṯn
PluralCommon Third They [are] ntsn ntsn

Suffix Pronouns

NumberGender Person English Hieroglyphs Transliteration
SingularCommon First My, Me =j, =j, =j =j
SingularMasculine Second Your =k =k
SingularFeminine Second Your =ṯ / =t, =ṯ / =t =ṯ / =t
SingularMasculine Third His/Him/Its =f =f
SingularFeminine Third Her/Hers/Its =s, =s =s
PluralCommon First Our, Us =n =n
PluralCommon Second Your (pl.) =ṯn / =tn, =ṯn / =tn =ṯn / =tn
PluralCommon Third Their/Them =sn =sn

When a king speaks in the first person, is used instead of , and when a god speaks, .

Dependent Pronouns

NumberGender Person English Hieroglyphs Transliteration
SingularCommon First I, Me wj, wj wj
SingularMasculine Second You ṯw / tw, ṯw / tw ṯw / tw
SingularFeminine Second You ṯn / tn, ṯn / tn ṯn / tn
SingularMasculine Third He/Him/It sw sw
SingularFeminine Third She/Her/It sjj / st, sjj / st, sjj / st sjj / st
PluralCommon First We, Us n n
PluralCommon Second You (pl.) ṯn / tn, ṯn / tn ṯn / tn
PluralCommon Third They/Them/It sn, sn sn
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