snsn
Egyptian
Etymology
Reduplication of sn (“to kiss, to smell”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈsansan/ → /ˈsansan/ → /ˈsansən/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛnsɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: sensen
Verb
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4-lit.
- (transitive) to fraternize with
- c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 13:
- wrrt.f dm.n.s ḥrt snsn.n.s sbꜣw
- His White Crown, it has pierced the sky, it has fraternized with the stars.
Inflection
Conjugation of snsn (quadriliteral / 4-lit. / 4rad.) — base stem: snsn
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
snsn | snsnw, snsn | snsnt | snsn | snsn |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
snsn | ḥr snsn | m snsn | r snsn |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | snsn.n | snsnw, snsn | consecutive | snsn.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | snsnt | ||||
perfective3 | snsn | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative | snsn.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | snsn | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | snsnw, snsn | snsnw, snsn | potentialis | snsn.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | snsn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | snsn.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | snsn | active + .tj1, .tw2 | snsn | snsn, snsnw5, snsny5 |
imperfective | snsn, snsny, snsnw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | snsn, snsnj6, snsny6 | snsn, snsnw5 |
prospective | snsn, snsntj7 | — | snsnwtj1 4, snsntj4, snsnt4 | |
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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, page 156.
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 53