smḥ

smḥ

See also: smh, SMH, smH, and smḫ

Egyptian

FWOTD – 7 August 2015

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛmɛħ/
  • Conventional anglicization: semeh

Noun

 m

1. papyrus skiff
   • Anon. Rock Tombs at Meir:[1]

     spt smḥ

     Binding a skiff.

Inflection

Declension of smḥ (masculine)

singular	smḥ
dual	smḥwj
plural	smḥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smḥ  

smḥ	smḥ	smḥ	smḥ	smḥ	smḥ	smḥ	smḥ

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

1. (transitive) A verb relating to the building of wooden ships. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. to ram or beat firmly

Inflection

Conjugation of smḥ (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smḥ

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
smḥt, smḥ	smḥw, smḥ	smḥt	smḥ	smḥ

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
smḥ	ḥr smḥ	m smḥ	r smḥ

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	smḥ.n	smḥw, smḥ	consecutive	smḥ.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	smḥt
perfective3	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	smḥ.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	smḥw, smḥ, smḥy	smḥw, smḥ, smḥy	potentialis1	smḥ.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	smḥ.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2	smḥ	smḥ, smḥw5, smḥy5
imperfective	smḥ, smḥy, smḥw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	smḥ, smḥj6, smḥy6	smḥ, smḥw5
prospective	smḥ, smḥtj7	—	smḥwtj1 4, smḥtj4, smḥt4
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.

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

1. (transitive) The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Inflection

Conjugation of smḥ (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smḥ

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
smḥt, smḥ	smḥw, smḥ	smḥt	smḥ	smḥ

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
smḥ	ḥr smḥ	m smḥ	r smḥ

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	smḥ.n	smḥw, smḥ	consecutive	smḥ.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	smḥt
perfective3	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	smḥ.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	smḥw, smḥ, smḥy	smḥw, smḥ, smḥy	potentialis1	smḥ.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	smḥ.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	smḥ	active + .tj1, .tw2	smḥ	smḥ, smḥw5, smḥy5
imperfective	smḥ, smḥy, smḥw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	smḥ, smḥj6, smḥy6	smḥ, smḥw5
prospective	smḥ, smḥtj7	—	smḥwtj1 4, smḥtj4, smḥt4
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.

Noun

 m

1. twig, branch
2. (in compound words) A bunch of dates (fruit)

Inflection

Declension of smḥ (masculine)

singular	smḥ
dual	smḥwj
plural	smḥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smḥ  

smḥ	smḥ

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

1. A. M. Blackman, The Rock Tombs of Meir, Vol. 2, pl. 4