smj
See also: šmj
Translingual
Symbol
smj
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lule Sámi.
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛmi/
- Conventional anglicization: semi
Verb
3-lit. or caus. 2-lit.
- (transitive) to report (something to a superior)
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) line 157:
- ꜥḥꜥ.n šm.kw r smjt st gm.n.j sw rḫ st
- Then I went to report it but found him (already) aware of it.
- (transitive) to announce (someone)
- (transitive) to inform on, to lodge a complaint against (someone)
- (intransitive, with m or ḥr, rare) to report (something to a superior) [since the New Kingdom]
- (intransitive) to make a report
- (intransitive) to raise a complaint, to complain
Inflection
Conjugation of smj (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: smj
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
smj | smjw, smj | smjt | smj | smj |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
smj | ḥr smj | m smj | r smj |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | smj.n | smjw, smj | consecutive | smj.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | smjt | ||||
perfective3 | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative1 | smj.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | smj | smj | potentialis1 | smj.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | smj.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 | smj | smj, smjw5, smjy5 |
imperfective | smj, smjy, smjw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | smj, smjj6, smjy6 | smj, smjw5 |
prospective | smj, smjtj7 | — | smjtj4, smjt4 | |
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Although traditionally considered a strong triliteral verb, Allen instead considers this a causative biliteral:
Conjugation of smj (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smj
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
smjt, smj | smjw, smj | smjt | smj | smj |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
---|---|---|---|
stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
smj | ḥr smj | m smj | r smj |
suffix conjugation | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | smj.n | smjw, smj | consecutive | smj.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | smjt | ||||
perfective3 | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative1 | smj.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | smjw, smj, smjy | smjw, smj, smjy | potentialis1 | smj.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | smj.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | smj | active + .tj1, .tw2 | smj | smj, smjw5, smjy5 |
imperfective | smj, smjy, smjw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | smj, smjj6, smjy6 | smj, smjw5 |
prospective | smj, smjtj7 | — | smjwtj1 4, smjtj4, smjt4 | |
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smj
smj |
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲉⲙⲓ (semi)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲏⲙⲙⲓ (sēmmi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲙⲙⲉ (smme)
Noun
m
- report
- accusation, complaint
- acknowledgement or answer to a letter
- statement, remark
Inflection
Declension of smj (masculine)
singular | smj |
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dual | smjwj |
plural | smjw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smj
smy | ||||||
[New Kingdom] | ||||||
in papyri |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 127.7–129.12
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 227
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 308, 356 page 234, 308, 356.