smwn

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Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly contracted from an adverbial sentence sj +‎ m +‎ wn, meaning ‘it is something that may be’.

Pronunciation

Particle

smwn
n		 A2

 proclitic

  1. probably, perhaps, maybe; introduces an independent clause that is uncertain

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 196.
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