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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From sšmj (“to lead, to guide”).
Noun
m
- guidance, direction, conduction
- written instruction specifying how something is to be done
- assignment, task to be carried out
- conduct, behavior
- situation or state of affairs at a particular place
- (in calculations) division, distribution
- a secret form in which gods manifest in the Amduat (in contrast to their proper bodies)
Inflection
Declension of sšm (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sšm
Etymology 2
Noun
m
- whetstone
Inflection
Declension of sšm (masculine)
Noun
m
- butcher
Inflection
Declension of sšm (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sšm
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 289.10–290.4, 290.12–291.5, 291.19–291.22, 292.6–292.7, 292.9–292.11
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 247
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 149, 344.
