A work in progress!
These pages are a very summarized introduction to Egyptian grammar, intended either for the casually curious, or for someone who is more familiar with the language and simply wants a handy reference.
If you’re serious about learning, these pages might get you started but are no substitute for a serious textbook. Please see the Bibliography page for my sources and recommendations.
And please read my disclaimer: I am not an Egyptologist, just someone interested in ancient Egypt for many years.
- Writing
- The Sounds of Egyptian
- Uniliteral Hieroglyphs
- Bilteral Hieroglyphs
- Triliteral Hieroglyphs (incomplete)
- Parts of Speech
- Personal Pronouns
- Other Pronouns
- Nouns
- Adjectives
- Noun Phrases
- Prepositions
- Numbers
- Verb Stems
- Verb Classes
- Use of Verbs
- Syntax
- Nominal Sentences
- Adjectival Sentences
- Adverbial Sentences
- Noun Clauses
- Relative Clauses
- … and who knows what else? Work in progress!
- Sign List
- Signs by Shape
- List of Nomes
- Bibliography (incomplete)
- Recommended Websites