šms

See also: sms, SMS, SMs, and sms'

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʃimsij/ → /ˈʃimsij/ → /ˈʃemsə/ → /ˈʃems/

Verb
SmssD54

 3-lit. or 4ae inf.

  1. (transitive) to follow
    • Reign of Senusret III, c. 1878–1839 BCE, Stela of Ikhernofret (Berlin ÄM 1204), lines 18–19:
      iwir
      n      		 A1pr
      r
      t      		 aA
      t      		 SmsA1nTrr
      D54 Z2ss
      f      		 D37
      n      		 A1sP11P1nTrd
      p t      		 P3G26Hr
      Z1      		 U5
      a      		 [[sqdd
      N33C      		 ]]w&tP1
      Z2
      jw jr.n.j prt-ꜥꜣt šms.j nṯr r nmtt.f dj.n.j sqd dpt-nṯr ḏḥwtj ḥr mꜣꜥ [sqd]wt
      I undertook the Great Procession, following the god at his travels; I made the god’s boat sail, with Thoth directing the sailing.

Inflection
Conjugation of šms (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: šms, geminated stem: šmss
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
šms
 šmsw, šms
 šmst
 šms
 šms
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
šms
 ḥr šms
 m šms
 r šms
suffix conjugation
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
 obligative1 šms.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective šms
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 šms
 šmss
 potentialis1 šms.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive šms
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
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
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. 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.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

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
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
šms
 šmsw, šmsyw, šms
 šmst, šmswt, šmsyt
 šms
 šms, šmsy
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
šms8
 ḥr šms
 m šms
 r šms
suffix conjugation
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
 obligative1 šms.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective šms, šmsy
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 šmsw, šms, šmsy
 šmss
 potentialis1 šms.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive šms, šmsy
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
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
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. 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.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
  8. Third-person masculine statives of this class often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šms  
SsSmsD54
šms

Derived terms

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 162, 178.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.