"yꜣ" meaning in Egyptian

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Particle

IPA: /iːɑ/ (note: modern Egyptological) Forms: i-i-A-A2 [canonical]
Etymology: Possibly a New Kingdom descendant of earlier ꜣ (intensifying particle). However, unlike that particle, yꜣ is not enclitic. It may have instead come from a contracted jw (clause-initial particle) + ꜣ (intensifying particle). Etymology templates: {{af|egy|jw|ꜣ|pos1=clause-initial particle|pos2=intensifying particle}} jw (clause-initial particle) + ꜣ (intensifying particle) Head templates: {{head|egy|particles|head=<hiero>i-i-A-A2</hiero>}} i-i-A-A2, {{egy-part|head=<hiero>i-i-A-A2</hiero>}} i-i-A-A2
  1. (Late Egyptian) affirmative particle; really, indeed, but Tags: Late-Egyptian Derived forms: yꜣ jḫ
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "egx-dem",
            "2": "jwy"
          },
          "expansion": "Demotic: jwy",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Demotic: jwy"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-akh",
            "2": "ⲉⲓⲁ"
          },
          "expansion": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲁ (eia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲁ (eia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-boh",
            "2": "ⲓⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲉ (ie)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲉ (ie)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-sah",
            "2": "ⲉⲓⲉ",
            "3": "ⲉⲉⲓⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉ (eie), ⲉⲉⲓⲉ (eeie)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉ (eie), ⲉⲉⲓⲉ (eeie)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "jw",
        "3": "ꜣ",
        "pos1": "clause-initial particle",
        "pos2": "intensifying particle"
      },
      "expansion": "jw (clause-initial particle) + ꜣ (intensifying particle)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a New Kingdom descendant of earlier ꜣ (intensifying particle). However, unlike that particle, yꜣ is not enclitic. It may have instead come from a contracted jw (clause-initial particle) + ꜣ (intensifying particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "i-i-A-A2",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "particles",
        "head": "<hiero>i-i-A-A2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "i-i-A-A2",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "<hiero>i-i-A-A2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "i-i-A-A2",
      "name": "egy-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Egyptian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "yꜣ jḫ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "affirmative particle; really, indeed, but"
      ],
      "id": "en-yꜣ-egy-particle-R4aHcTod",
      "links": [
        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ],
        [
          "indeed",
          "indeed"
        ],
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Egyptian) affirmative particle; really, indeed, but"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Egyptian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iːɑ/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yꜣ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "yꜣ jḫ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "egx-dem",
            "2": "jwy"
          },
          "expansion": "Demotic: jwy",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Demotic: jwy"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-akh",
            "2": "ⲉⲓⲁ"
          },
          "expansion": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲁ (eia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲁ (eia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-boh",
            "2": "ⲓⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲉ (ie)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲉ (ie)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-sah",
            "2": "ⲉⲓⲉ",
            "3": "ⲉⲉⲓⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉ (eie), ⲉⲉⲓⲉ (eeie)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉ (eie), ⲉⲉⲓⲉ (eeie)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "jw",
        "3": "ꜣ",
        "pos1": "clause-initial particle",
        "pos2": "intensifying particle"
      },
      "expansion": "jw (clause-initial particle) + ꜣ (intensifying particle)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a New Kingdom descendant of earlier ꜣ (intensifying particle). However, unlike that particle, yꜣ is not enclitic. It may have instead come from a contracted jw (clause-initial particle) + ꜣ (intensifying particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "i-i-A-A2",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "particles",
        "head": "<hiero>i-i-A-A2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "i-i-A-A2",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "<hiero>i-i-A-A2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "i-i-A-A2",
      "name": "egy-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Egyptian compound terms",
        "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Egyptian lemmas",
        "Egyptian particles",
        "Egyptian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Late Egyptian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "affirmative particle; really, indeed, but"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "really",
          "really"
        ],
        [
          "indeed",
          "indeed"
        ],
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Egyptian) affirmative particle; really, indeed, but"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Egyptian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iːɑ/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yꜣ"
}

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