šmꜥ

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Sma

 m

  1. Upper Egypt
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Etymology 2

Traditionally considered a shortening of jt-šmꜥ (Upper Egyptian barley). Allen instead suggests that the word is a nominalized nisba adjective formed from šmꜥ (thin) +‎ -(j) (nisba ending), referring to barley with fewer grains than jt-mḥ (full barley).

Noun

SmaU9
Z2ss

 m

  1. barley of some kind; see the etymology section above for discussion

Etymology 3

Verb

Smaa
A2

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to chant, to sing
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References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 253.