šms
See also: sms, SMS, SMs, and sms'
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʃimsij/ → /ˈʃimsij/ → /ˈʃemsə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ʃɛmɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: shemes
Verb
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3-lit. or 4ae inf.
- (transitive) to follow
- Stela of Ikhernofret, Berlin 1204:
- jw jr.n.j prt ꜥꜣt šms.j nṯr r nmtt.f dj.n.j sqd dpt-nṯr
- I conducted (lit. “did”) the great procession, following the god at his travels, and I caused the god’s boat to sail.
- Stela of Ikhernofret, Berlin 1204:
Inflection
Conjugation of šms (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: šms, geminated stem: šmss
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
šms | šmsw, šms | šmst | šms | šms |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
šms | ḥr šms | m šms | r šms |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | šms.n | šmsw, šms | consecutive | šms.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | šmst | ||||
perfective3 | šms | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative | šms.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | šms | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | šms | šmss | potentialis | šms.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | šms | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | šms.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | šms | active + .tj1, .tw2 | šms | šms, šmsw5, šmsy5 |
imperfective | šms, šmsy, šmsw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | šms, šmsj6, šmsy6 | šms, šmsw5 |
prospective | šms, šmstj7 | — | šmstj4, šmst4 | |
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Allen and Loprieno instead consider this a fourth weak verb:
Conjugation of šmsj (fourth weak / 4ae inf. / IV. inf.) — base stem: šms, geminated stem: šmss
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
šms | šmsw, šmsyw, šms | šmst, šmswt, šmsyt | šms | šms, šmsy |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
šms8 | ḥr šms | m šms | r šms |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | šms.n | šmsw, šms, šmsy | consecutive | šms.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | šmst | ||||
perfective3 | šms | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative | šms.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | šms, šmsy | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | šmsw, šms, šmsy | šmss | potentialis | šms.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | šms, šmsy | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | šms.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | šmsw1, šmsy, šms | active + .tj1, .tw2 | šms | šmsy, šms |
imperfective | šmss, šmssy, šmssw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | šmss, šmssj6, šmssy6 | šmss, šmssw5 |
prospective | šmsw1, šmsy, šms, šmstj7 | — | šmswtj1 4, šmstj4, šmst4 | |
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šms
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šms |
Derived terms
- šmsw
- šmswt
- šms wḏꜣ
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 178 page 162, 178.
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47