"m-" meaning in Egyptian

See m- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ma-/ (note: reconstructed), /mi-/ (note: reconstructed), /mV-/ (note: reconstructed), /ma-/ (note: Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE), /mi-/ (note: Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE), /mV-/ (note: Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE), /mɛ/ (note: modern Egyptological)
Etymology: From Proto-Afroasiatic *m- (nominal prefix). Etymology templates: {{inh|egy|afa-pro|*m-|pos=nominal prefix}} Proto-Afroasiatic *m- (nominal prefix) Head templates: {{head|egy|prefixes|cat2=|head=<hiero>m</hiero>}} m, {{egy-prefix|head=<hiero>m</hiero>}} m
  1. forms masculine abstract nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmiCCiC/ Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--egy-prefix-7asDjnkO Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Egyptian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 24 23 7 6 6 27 1 7 Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 27 25 8 3 8 30
  2. forms agent nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmaCCaC/ or /mVCˈCiCVw/ if masculine and /maCˈCaːCit/ or /mVCˈCiCwVt/ if feminine Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--egy-prefix-risa2zZZ Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Egyptian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 24 23 7 6 6 27 1 7 Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 27 25 8 3 8 30
  3. forms instrumental nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmaCCaC/ or /mVCˈCiCVw/ if masculine and /maCˈCaːCit/ or /mVCˈCiCwVt/ if feminine Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--egy-prefix-ne1vLSqM
  4. forms passive nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /miˈCuːCiC/ if masculine and /miˈCuCCit/ if feminine Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--egy-prefix-i0uX7gnf
  5. forms nouns from other nouns with no apparent change in meaning, with the resulting root structure unchanged but for the addition of /ma-/ and the loss of final -w in masculine nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--egy-prefix-K7SPhV46
  6. forms nomina loci from verbs and nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-m--egy-prefix-FzftSKvX Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Egyptian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 24 23 7 6 6 27 1 7 Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 27 25 8 3 8 30

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Afroasiatic *m- (nominal prefix).",
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        "forms masculine abstract nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmiCCiC/"
      ],
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        "forms nomina loci from verbs and nouns"
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        [
          "nomina loci",
          "nomina loci#English"
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma-/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi-/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mV-/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma-/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi-/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mV-/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
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    "Egyptian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi-/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mV-/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ma-/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi-/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mV-/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for m- meaning in Egyptian (2.2kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1241",
  "msg": "probably incorrect canonical form 'm' ignored (probably tag combination missing from xlat_head_map)",
  "path": [
    "m-"
  ],
  "section": "Egyptian",
  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "m-",
  "trace": ""
}

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