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Egyptian
Etymology
sms (“to be old”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Adjective
- eldest
Inflection
Declension of smsw
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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smsw
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smswt
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| dual
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smswwj
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smswtj
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| plural
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smsww
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smswwt1, smswt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
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Noun
m
- eldest one
Inflection
Declension of smsw (masculine)
Derived terms
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 122.
