Noun 1:
m
- working power, active power, efficacy in acting on and influencing the external world and enforcing order, especially as possessed by a god
- god, seen as possessed of such power
- (by extension) the dead, seen as possessed of such power and needing offerings to sustain it; efficacious soul, ba
In the earliest times, this term only appears in reference to gods and the qualities they possess. In the course of the Old Kingdom, it begins to be applied to kings, and around the end of the Old Kingdom finally starts to appear with reference to non-royal individuals.
Declension of bꜣ (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣ
m
- ram
Declension of bꜣ (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣ
From bꜣ ꜥꜣ nj pt (literally “he-goat of heaven”):
m
- leopard
Declension of bꜣ (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣ
m
- leopard skin
Declension of bꜣ (masculine)
2-lit.
- (intransitive) to be(come) an animate, efficacious soul, to possess a ba or ba-power
Conjugation of bꜣ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: bꜣ, geminated stem: bꜣꜣ
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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bꜣ
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bꜣw, bꜣ
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bꜣt
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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bꜣ
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ḥr bꜣ
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m bꜣ
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r bꜣ
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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| perfect
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bꜣ.n
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consecutive
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bꜣ.jn
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| terminative
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bꜣt
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| perfective3
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bꜣ
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obligative1
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bꜣ.ḫr
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| imperfective
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ1
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| prospective3
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bꜣ
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potentialis1
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bꜣ.kꜣ
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| subjunctive
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ1
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
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relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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bꜣ.n
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—
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—
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| perfective
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bꜣ
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bꜣ
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bꜣꜣ, bꜣꜣj6, bꜣ2, bꜣw2 5, bꜣy2 5
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| imperfective
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j.bꜣ1, bꜣ, bꜣy, bꜣw5
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j.bꜣ1, j.bꜣw1 5, bꜣ, bꜣj6, bꜣy6
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bꜣ, bꜣw5
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| prospective
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bꜣ, bꜣtj7
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bꜣtj4, bꜣt4
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- Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
- Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
- Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
- Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
- Only in the masculine singular.
- Only in the masculine.
- Only in the feminine.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣ
Perhaps from root consonants b-l.
2-lit.
- (transitive) dig up earth, hoe
- (transitive) destroy
Conjugation of bꜣ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: bꜣ, geminated stem: bꜣꜣ
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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bꜣ
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bꜣw, bꜣ
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bꜣt
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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bꜣ
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ḥr bꜣ
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m bꜣ
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r bꜣ
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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passive
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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bꜣ.n
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bꜣw, bꜣ
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consecutive
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bꜣ.jn
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| terminative
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bꜣt
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| perfective3
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bꜣ
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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obligative1
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bꜣ.ḫr
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| imperfective
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ1
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| prospective3
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bꜣ
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bꜣꜣ
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potentialis1
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bꜣ.kꜣ
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| subjunctive
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bꜣ, j.bꜣ1
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
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relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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passive
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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bꜣ.n
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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—
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—
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| perfective
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bꜣ
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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bꜣ
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bꜣꜣ, bꜣꜣj6, bꜣ2, bꜣw2 5, bꜣy2 5
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| imperfective
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j.bꜣ1, bꜣ, bꜣy, bꜣw5
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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j.bꜣ1, j.bꜣw1 5, bꜣ, bꜣj6, bꜣy6
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bꜣ, bꜣw5
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| prospective
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bꜣ, bꜣtj7
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—
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bꜣtj4, bꜣt4
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- Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
- Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
- Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
- Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
- Only in the masculine singular.
- Only in the masculine.
- Only in the feminine.
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- Žabkar, L. V. (1968) A study of the Ba concept in ancient Egyptian texts. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 34. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- Wolf-Brinkmann, E. M. (1968) Versuch einer Deutung des Begriffes ‘bA’ anhand der Überlieferung der Frühzeit und des Alten Reiches, Freiburg i. Br.: G. Seeger