Antonio Loprieno states something confusing to me on page 55 of Ancient Egyptian: A linguistic introduction (1995):
"Also, the ending -u is still preserved, although functionally reinterpreted, in the forms of some singular patterns as well: when the original stem ended in a vowel, for example u in ??ruw '(the god) Horus,' -a in ?upraw 'form,' or -i in mas?iw 'enemy,' the endin
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After reading Loprieno's version of Middle Egyptian in Ancient Egyptian, I have some reservations. While there is no doubt that his book is chalked full of knowledge and facts about the Egyptian and Coptic languages, I can't help bu... Read Post
Lately I've been reflecting on what Loprieno says about the early Egyptian vowel system on page 55 of Ancient Egyptian: A linguistic introduction (1995): "In our discussion of phonology (section 3.4.3), we saw that one of the major ... Read Post
This is what Antonio Loprieno says about Ancient Egyptian negation on page 127 of Ancient Egyptian: A linguistic introduction (1995): "From an etymological point of view, nn is presumably the result of the addition of an intensifier... Read Post