šꜣrm

Egyptian

Etymology

From a Northwest Semitic form reflected in Hebrew שָׁלוֹם‎ (šālōm).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɑrɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: sharem

Noun

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(Late Egyptian) peace
- c. 1208 B.C.E., Merneptah Stele, Line 26:
  
  wrw p(ꜣ)ḫd ḥr ḏd šꜣrm
  The overthrown princes are saying ‘Peace!’

Usage notes

This is not the ordinary Egyptian word for ‘peace’ but a strongly marked word mostly used in the context of texts relating to foreign Semitic peoples.

Verb

(intransitive, Late Egyptian) to sue for peace

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 528.7–528.10