smḥ

See also: smh, SMH, smH, and smḫ

Egyptian

FWOTD – 7 August 2015

Pronunciation

Noun


 m

  1. papyrus skiff
    • Anon., Rock Tombs at Meir:[1]


      spt smḥ
      Binding a skiff.

Inflection

Declension of smḥ (masculine)
singular smḥ
dual smḥwj
plural smḥw

Alternative forms

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) A verb relating to the building of wooden ships. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. to ram or beat firmly

Inflection

Conjugation of smḥ (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smḥ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
smḥt, smḥ
smḥw, smḥ
smḥt
smḥ
smḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
smḥ
ḥr smḥ
m smḥ
r smḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect smḥ.n
smḥw, smḥ
consecutive smḥ.jn
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative smḥt
perfective3 smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
obligative1 smḥ.ḫr
active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 smḥw, smḥ, smḥy
smḥw, smḥ, smḥy
potentialis1 smḥ.kꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect smḥ.n
active + .tj1, .tw2
perfective smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
smḥ
smḥ, smḥw5, smḥy5
imperfective smḥ, smḥy, smḥw5
active + .tj1, .tw2
smḥ, smḥj6, smḥy6
smḥ, smḥw5
prospective smḥ, smḥtj7
smḥwtj1 4, smḥtj4, smḥt4

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.

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Inflection

Conjugation of smḥ (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smḥ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
smḥt, smḥ
smḥw, smḥ
smḥt
smḥ
smḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
smḥ
ḥr smḥ
m smḥ
r smḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect smḥ.n
smḥw, smḥ
consecutive smḥ.jn
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative smḥt
perfective3 smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
obligative1 smḥ.ḫr
active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 smḥw, smḥ, smḥy
smḥw, smḥ, smḥy
potentialis1 smḥ.kꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect smḥ.n
active + .tj1, .tw2
perfective smḥ
active + .tj1, .tw2
smḥ
smḥ, smḥw5, smḥy5
imperfective smḥ, smḥy, smḥw5
active + .tj1, .tw2
smḥ, smḥj6, smḥy6
smḥ, smḥw5
prospective smḥ, smḥtj7
smḥwtj1 4, smḥtj4, smḥt4

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.

Noun


 m

  1. twig, branch
  2. (in compound words) A bunch of dates (fruit)

Inflection

Declension of smḥ (masculine)
singular smḥ
dual smḥwj
plural smḥw

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ A. M. Blackman, The Rock Tombs of Meir, Vol. 2, pl. 4