gs
See also: GS, Gs, g's, .gs, g.s., G's, and ␝
English
Noun
gs
- plural of g
Usage notes
- There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. 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 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, 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
- SG, Sg., sg, sg.
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɡɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: ges
Noun
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m
- half [since the early Old Kingdom]
- side [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
Declension of gs (masculine)
singular | gs |
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dual | gswj |
plural | gsw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of gs
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gs |
Derived terms
- jrj ꜣ r gs
- r gs
- gs-tp
Descendants
- Coptic: ϭⲟⲥ (cos) (Sahidic), ϫⲟⲥ (jos) (Bohairic)
Verb
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2-lit.
- (transitive) to oil, to anoint
Inflection
Conjugation of gs (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: gs, geminated stem: gss
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
gs | gsw, gs | gst | gs, j.gs | gs, j.gs |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
gs | ḥr gs | m gs | r gs |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | gs.n | gsw, gs | consecutive | gs.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | gst | ||||
perfective3 | gs | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative | gs.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | gs, j.gs1 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | gs | gss | potentialis | gs.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | gs, j.gs1 | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | gs.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | gs | active + .tj1, .tw2 | gs | gss, gssj6, gs2, gsw2 5, gsy2 5 |
imperfective | j.gs1, gs, gsy, gsw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | j.gs1, j.gsw1 5, gs, gsj6, gsy6 | gs, gsw5 |
prospective | gs, gstj7 | — | gstj4, gst4 | |
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References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 115, 273 page 105, 115, 273.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN