.k

See also:kandAppendix:Variations of "k"

Egyptian

Etymology 1

FromProto-Afroasiatic*-kaor*-ku.Cognate withArabicـكَ(-ka),Iraqw-kuandHausakai.

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed)IPA^(key):/k/→/k/→/k/→/k/

• (Old Egyptian,c. 2500BCE)IPA^(key):/k/
• (Middle Egyptian,c. 1700BCE)IPA^(key):/k/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian,c. 1350BCE)IPA^(key):/k/
• (latest Late Egyptian,c. 800BCE)IPA^(key):/k/

• (modern Egyptological)IPA^(key):/ʔɛk/
  • Conventional anglicization:.ek

Pronoun

msg2.suffix pronoun

1. you,your(see usage notes)

Usage notes

This form of pronoun attaches directly to the preceding word, and means different things depending on what it is attached to.

• When attached to a noun, it indicates thepossessorof the noun.
• When attached to a verb of the suffix conjugation, it indicates thesubjectof the verb.
• When attached to an infinitive verb (especially of an intransitive verb) whose subject is not otherwise expressed, it indicates thesubjectof the verb.
• When attached to a transitive infinitive verb whose subject is otherwise expressed or omitted, it indicates theobjectof the verb.
• In the third person, when attached to a prospective participle, it indicates gender and number agreement.
• When attached to a particle likejwor a parenthetic likeḫr,it indicates thesubjectof the clause.
• When attached to a preposition, it indicates theobjectof the preposition.
• When it follows a relative adjective such asntjorntt,it indicates thesubjectof the relative clause (except in the first person singular and third person common).

Inflection

Old Egyptian personal pronouns

	number	first person	second person		third person
			masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
suffix pronouns	singular	∅,.j	.k,.kj1	.ṯ,.ṯn	.f,.fj1	.s,.sj1
	dual	.nj	.ṯnj		.snj
	plural	.n	.ṯn		.sn
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns	singular	w,wj,wy	kw,k,ṯw,ṯ	ṯm,ṯn	sw,s	s
	dual	—	ṯnj		snj
	plural	n	ṯn		sn
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	singular	jnk	ṯwt	ṯmt	swt	stt
	dual	—	—		ntsnj
	plural	—	ntṯn		ntsn,jntsn
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings	singular	.kj,.k	.tj,.t		∅,.j	.tj,.t
	dual	—	.tjwn		.wy,.wj	.ty
	plural	.wn,.nw			∅,.w,.y,.wy	.tj,.t
Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.

Middle Egyptian personal pronouns

	number	first person	second person		third person
			masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
suffix pronouns	singular	∅,.j	.k,.kj1	.ṯ,.t	.f,.fj1	.s,.sj1
	dual2	.nj	.ṯnj,.tnj		.snj
	plural	.n	.ṯn,.tn		.sn,.w3
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns	singular	wj,w	ṯw,tw	ṯn,tn	sw,st	sj,s,st
	plural	n	ṯn,tn		sn,st
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	singular	jnk	ntk,ṯwt2	ntṯ,ntt,ṯwt2	ntf,swt2	nts,swt2
	plural	jnn3	ntṯn,nttn		ntsn
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings	singular	.kw	.tj,.t,.tw3		∅,.w	.tj,.t,.tw3
	plural	.wn,.wjn	.tjwn,.tjwnj		∅,.w,.y
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns3	singular	tw.j	tw.k	tw.t	sw	sj,st
	plural	tw.n	tw.tn		st
Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle. Only in formal texts, especially religious texts. Only in postclassical (Neo-Middle Egyptian) texts.

Late Egyptian personal pronouns

	number	first person	second person		third person
			masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
suffix pronouns	singular	∅,.j	.k,.kw	.t	.f,.fj	.s,.st,.sw
	plural	.n	.tn,.twn		.w,.sn1
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns1	singular	wj	tw,tj		sw,st
	plural	n,wn	twn		sn,st
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	singular	jnk	mntk,mtwk	mntt,mtwy	mntf	mntst,mntjst
	plural	jnn	mnttn		mntw
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings1	singular	.kw,.k	.tj,.tw		∅,.w,.y	.tj,.tw
	plural	.nw	.tn		∅,.w,.y
	unmarked (later)	∅,.tw
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns	singular	tw.j	tw.k	tw.t	sw	st,sw
	plural	tw.n	tw.tn		st,sw,swt
Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of.k

.kw

[Late Egyptian]

Etymology 2

Compare with theAkkadian1st person singular stative ending𒆪((_a)-ku/⁠-āku⁠/).

Pronoun

sg1.stative ending

1. (Old Egyptian,attached to a stative verb form)Abbreviationof.kj(“I,me”).
2. (Middle Egyptian,Late Egyptian,attached to a stative verb form)Abbreviationof.kw(“I,me”).

References

• James P[eter] Allen(2010)Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs,2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,→ISBN,pages50, 206.
• Edel, Elmar (1955-1964)Altägyptische Grammatik,Rome: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum
• Junge, Friedrich (2005)Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction,second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages52, 82