Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
snšmšm. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
snšmšm, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
snšmšm in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
snšmšm you have here. The definition of the word
snšmšm will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
snšmšm, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Egyptian
Etymology
From an (unattested) reduplication of nšm (“to cut”) prefixed with s- (causative prefix).
Pronunciation
Verb
caus. 5-lit.
- (transitive) to sharpen, to file
Inflection
Conjugation of snšmšm (causative quinquiliteral / caus. 5-lit. / caus. 5rad.) — base stem: snšmšm
| infinitival forms
|
imperative
|
| infinitive
|
negatival complement
|
complementary infinitive1
|
singular
|
plural
|
snšmšm
|
snšmšmw, snšmšm
|
snšmšmt
|
snšmšm
|
snšmšm
|
| suffix conjugation
|
| aspect / mood
|
active
|
passive
|
contingent
|
| aspect / mood
|
active
|
passive
|
| perfect
|
snšmšm.n
|
snšmšmw, snšmšm
|
consecutive
|
snšmšm.jn
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| terminative
|
snšmšmt
|
| perfective3
|
snšmšm
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
obligative1
|
snšmšm.ḫr
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| imperfective
|
snšmšm
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| prospective3
|
snšmšmw, snšmšm, snšmšmy
|
snšmšmw, snšmšm, snšmšmy
|
potentialis1
|
snšmšm.kꜣ
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| subjunctive
|
snšmšm
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| verbal adjectives
|
| aspect / mood
|
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
|
participles
|
| active
|
passive
|
active
|
passive
|
| perfect
|
snšmšm.n
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
—
|
—
|
| perfective
|
snšmšm
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
snšmšm
|
snšmšm, snšmšmw5, snšmšmy5
|
| imperfective
|
snšmšm, snšmšmy, snšmšmw5
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
snšmšm, snšmšmj6, snšmšmy6
|
snšmšm, snšmšmw5
|
| prospective
|
snšmšm, snšmšmtj7
|
—
|
snšmšmwtj1 4, snšmšmtj4, snšmšmt4
|
- Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
- Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
- Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
- Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
- Only in the masculine singular.
- Only in the masculine.
- Only in the feminine.
|
References
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 158.
