smsw

See also: šmsw

Egyptian

Etymology

sms (“to be old”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. eldest

Inflection

Declension of smsw
masculine feminine
singular smsw
 smswt
dual smswwj
 smswtj
plural smsww
 smswwt1, smswt2
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.

Noun

 m

  1. eldest one

Inflection

Declension of smsw (masculine)
singular smsw
dual smswwj
plural smsww

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, page 122.
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