Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of Lule Sami Julevsámegiella.
Symbol
smj
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lule Sami.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Lule Sami terms
Egyptian
Pronunciation
Verb
3-lit. or caus. 2-lit.
- (transitive) to report (something to a superior)
c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE,
Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) line 157:
- ꜥḥꜥ.n šm.kw r smjt st gm.n.j sw rḫ st
- Then I went to report it but found him (already) aware of it.
- (transitive) to announce (someone)
- (transitive) to inform on, to lodge a complaint against (someone)
- (intransitive, with m or ḥr, rare) to report (something to a superior) [since the New Kingdom]
- (intransitive) to make a report
- (intransitive) to raise a complaint, to complain
Inflection
Conjugation of smj (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: smj
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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smj
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smjw, smj
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smjt
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smj
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smj
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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smj
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ḥr smj
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m smj
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r smj
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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passive
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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smj.n
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smjw, smj
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consecutive
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smj.jn
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| terminative
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smjt
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| perfective3
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smj
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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obligative1
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smj.ḫr
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| imperfective
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smj
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| prospective3
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smj
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smj
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potentialis1
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smj.kꜣ
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| subjunctive
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smj
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
|
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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passive
|
active
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passive
|
| perfect
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smj.n
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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—
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—
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| perfective
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smj
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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smj
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smj, smjw5, smjy5
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| imperfective
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smj, smjy, smjw5
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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smj, smjj6, smjy6
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smj, smjw5
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| prospective
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smj, smjtj7
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—
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smjtj4, smjt4
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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.
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Although traditionally considered a strong triliteral verb, Allen instead considers this a causative biliteral:
Conjugation of smj (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smj
| infinitival forms
|
imperative
|
| infinitive
|
negatival complement
|
complementary infinitive1
|
singular
|
plural
|
smjt, smj
|
smjw, smj
|
smjt
|
smj
|
smj
|
| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
|
| stative stem
|
periphrastic imperfective2
|
periphrastic prospective2
|
smj
|
ḥr smj
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m smj
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r smj
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| suffix conjugation
|
| aspect / mood
|
active
|
passive
|
contingent
|
| aspect / mood
|
active
|
passive
|
| perfect
|
smj.n
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smjw, smj
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consecutive
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smj.jn
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active + .tj1, .tw2
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
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| terminative
|
smjt
|
| perfective3
|
smj
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
obligative1
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smj.ḫr
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| imperfective
|
smj
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
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| prospective3
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smjw, smj, smjy
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smjw, smj, smjy
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potentialis1
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smj.kꜣ
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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| subjunctive
|
smj
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
| verbal adjectives
|
| aspect / mood
|
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
|
participles
|
| active
|
passive
|
active
|
passive
|
| perfect
|
smj.n
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
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—
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—
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| perfective
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smj
|
active + .tj1, .tw2
|
smj
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smj, smjw5, smjy5
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| imperfective
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smj, smjy, smjw5
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active + .tj1, .tw2
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smj, smjj6, smjy6
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smj, smjw5
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| prospective
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smj, smjtj7
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—
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smjwtj1 4, smjtj4, smjt4
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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.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smj
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲉⲙⲓ (semi)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲏⲙⲙⲓ (sēmmi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲙⲙⲉ (smme)
Noun
m
- report
- accusation, complaint
- acknowledgement or answer to a letter
- statement, remark
Inflection
Declension of smj (masculine)
| singular
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smj
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| dual
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smjwj
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| plural
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smjw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smj
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| smy
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| [New Kingdom]
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| in hieratic
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References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 127.7–129.12
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 227
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 234, 308, 356.