III. Infinitive as a noun
A) As an object of certain verbs
The infinitive can be used as the object of a transitive verb. This use is most often found after the following kinds of verbs:
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To know
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rx
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To see
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mAA
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To like
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mr
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To find
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gm
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To give
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rdi
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To fear
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snd
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To desire
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Ab
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To repeat
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wHm
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Example
Ab.n Hm.i irt mnw n (i)t.i imn-ra
My Majesty has desired to make a monument for my father Amun-Re.
iw mA.i SAd Hrt nt Hm.f
I saw to the excavation of the tomb of His Majesty.
B) Infinitive after preposition
1) In verbal sentences
ist Xd.n Hm.f Hr HAk dmiw
Lo, His Majesty went northwards plundering (lit. on plundering) towns.
HAq + infinitive here express a concomitant circumstance, when action of the infinitive occurs in the same tense of the main clause.
Example
gm.n.f s wm pr tm sbA n pr.f
He found him going forth from the door of his house.
Here m takes the place of Hr with infinitive prt which is derived from verb of motion.
Example
wDA Hm.f m xD r sXrt mntw sTt
‘His Majesty proceeded north to overthrow the Bedouins of Asia’.
Here the preposition r + infinitive express purpose or result.
2) In non-verbal sentence
Preposition + infinitive at the end of non-verbal sentences
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nsw Hr prt
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The King is upon going forth.
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msH m iit
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The crocodile is coming.
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iw sA.f r iit
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His son will be coming.
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In each of the above sentences, the infinitive follows a preposition at the end of a nominal sentence and is treated as an adverbial predicate this type of sentence is known as Pseudo-Verbal Construction or P.V.C. The preposition m in the second sentence replaced the preposition Hr in the first sentence with the extra weak verb iit without any change in meaning. The preposition r is used to express a future meaning. It gives a different meaning when used within infinitive at the end of a verbal sentence where it expresses intent.
C) As a head caption for scenes, verses and titles in religious books
Example
prt m hrw
Going forth during the day.
D) After a genitival adjective
Example
wAt nt prt
The way of going out.
E) As a logical predicate in pw sentence
Example
sDm pw ir.n.f
It is a hearing he made.