nj js

Egyptian

Etymology

nj (“not”) +‎ js (negative particle).

Pronunciation

Particle
D35is
  1. and not, but not, rather than; introduces a word or phrase negated in contrast to the preceding word or phrase.
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Ptahhotep (pPrisse/pBN 186–194) lines 6.1–6.2 (74–77):
      irgmmkDAAiswA2A1mAt
      Z5      		 ra
      f
      mHwrrwnDs
      A1      		 D35ismitwA1
      k
      mAdI3ibZ1kr
      f      		 x t
      f      		 X
      z      		 z
      nDs
      f
      iAa16m&a swwr
      tA      		 N23Z1U35A24f
      n      		 f
      D      		 z
      f
      jr gm.k ḏꜣjsw m ꜣt.f m ḥwrw nj js mjtw.k m ꜣd(w) jb.k r.f ḫft ẖzz.f jmj sw r tꜣ ḫsf.f n.f ḏs.f
      If you find a disputant in the act who is an inferior and not your equal, don’t let yourself rage at him in accordance with his being wretched; set him aside (literally, “to the earth”) and he himself will punish himself.
  2. unless, except
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.2–1.3:
      spdM44Y1dsWT30
      Z2      		 rt
      h      		 rdD54m&a t
      n      		 T14G41nDsD35
      n      		 HHnn
      D54      		 D35isHrZ1z
      p      		 zp
      f
      spd dsw r th-mtn nn ḥn nj js ḥr zp.f
      Sharp are the knives against one who transgresses the path; there is no haste except at its proper time.

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 126.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 123
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