ws

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ws. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ws, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ws in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ws you have here. The definition of the word ws will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofws, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Noun

ws

  1. plural of w

Usage notes

  • Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

Adverb

ws

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of waarschijnlijk (probably)

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb

wsG37

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to lack
    1. (with m) to lack (something)
  2. to withhold, to leave without

Inflection

Conjugation of ws (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: ws, geminated stem: wss
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
ws
wsw, ws
wst
ws, j.ws
ws, j.ws
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
ws
ḥr ws
m ws
r ws
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect ws.n
wsw, ws
consecutive ws.jn
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative wst
perfective3 ws
active + .tj1, .tw2
obligative1 ws.ḫr
active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective ws, j.ws1
active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 ws
wss
potentialis1 ws.kꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive ws, j.ws1
active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect ws.n
active + .tj1, .tw2
perfective ws
active + .tj1, .tw2
ws
wss, wssj6, ws2, wsw2 5, wsy2 5
imperfective j.ws1, ws, wsy, wsw5
active + .tj1, .tw2
j.ws1, j.wsw1 5, ws, wsj6, wsy6
ws, wsw5
prospective ws, wstj7
wstj4, wst4

1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
3 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.
4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular.
6 Only in the masculine.
7 Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Noun

wspr

 m

  1. (only used in the phrase pr-m-ws) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. height (of a pyramid)
    2. crack or some other reference point from which the height of a pyramid is measured

Inflection

Declension of ws (masculine)
singular ws
dual wswj
plural wsw

References

  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  • Vafea, Flora (2002) The Mathematics of Pyramid Construction in Ancient Egypt.