šw

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sw"

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. perfective active participle of šwj: empty, devoid, lacking

Inflection

Declension of šw (perfective active participle)
masculine feminine
singular šw
 šwt
dual šwwj
 šwtj
plural šww
 šwwt1, šwt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Proper noun

 m

  1. the god Shu (literally “Emptiness”), personification of the space between the earth and sky [since the Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šw  
šw šw šw šw šw šw šw
[Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the New Kingdom] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period]

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Σῶς (Sôs)
  • → English: Shu

Noun

 m

  1. blank (sheet or roll of) papyrus [since the Middle Kingdom]

    ― šw wꜥb ― clean sheet of papyrus

Inflection

Declension of šw (masculine)
singular šw
dual šwwj
plural šww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šw  
šww šw
[New Kingdom] [Late Period]
in hieratic

Noun

 m

  1. destitute or needy person, one who has nothing

Inflection

Declension of šw (masculine)
singular šw
dual šwwj
plural šww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šw  
šw
[Late Period]

Noun

 m

  1. light (of the sun or moon) falling on things, light as opposed to shadow; sunlight or moonlight [since the Middle Kingdom]
    ― jrj šw ― to produce light
    ― rḏj n šw ― to set (something) in the sun
  2. sun
  3. (figuratively) epithet for the king [since the Amarna Period]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šw  

šw šw šw šwy šww šww
[New Kingdom] [Late and Greco-Roman Periods] [Late and Greco-Roman Periods]
in hieratic

Noun

 m

  1. parasol, sunshade [Pyramid Texts and Old Kingdom]
  2. protection [Pyramid Texts and Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of šw (masculine)
singular šw
dual šwwj
plural šww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šw  
šw šjw

See also

References

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