Demonstratives
|
Plural
|
Feminine singular
|
Masculine singular
|
|
These
|
nn-n
|
𓇒𓈖
|
This
|
tn
|
𓏏𓈖
|
This
|
pn
|
𓊪𓈖
|
|
Those
|
nf
|
𓈖𓆑
|
That
|
tf
|
𓏏𓆑
|
That
|
pf
|
𓊪𓆑
|
|
That
|
nw
|
𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱
|
That
|
tw
|
𓅱𓏏
|
That
|
pw
|
𓊪𓅱
|
|
The
|
nA, nA-n
|
𓈖𓄿𓈖
|
The
|
tA
|
𓏏𓄿
|
The
|
pA
|
𓅮𓄿
|
Example
|
𓊃𓂋𓅱𓊪𓈖
|
srw pn |
This goose
|
|
𓊃𓏏𓁐𓏏𓈖
|
st tn
|
This woman
|
|
𓇒𓈖𓋴𓂋𓅱𓀘𓏪
|
nn-n srw
|
Those officials
|
Notes
1) The three demonstrative stems begin with 𓊪 and 𓏏, 𓈖 are masculine singular, feminine singular and plural, respectively.
2) Demonstratives follow their nouns, except pA, tA, which are used as definite articles, and occasionally pf, tf, nf
3) Plural demonstrative start with n, and all precede their noun and are connected with it by the genitival adjective.
4) pw, tw, nw were used as demonstratives, but later lost the function.
5) pA, tA, nA are used as the definite article “the”.