jpw

Etymology
Plural form of.

Determiner

 * 1)  these
 * 2)  O vocative reference

Usage notes
This demonstrative was originally a determiner but could later be used alone, like a pronoun. When used as a determiner it follows the noun it describes.

In Old Egyptian it forms a contrastive pair with the demonstrative, in which is proximal.

Its use in Middle Egyptian texts is an archaism.