smsw

See also: šmsw

Egyptian

Etymology

sms (“to be old”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛmɛsuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: semesu

Adjective

1. eldest

Inflection

Declension of smsw

	masculine	feminine
singular	smsw	smswt
dual	smswwj	smswtj
plural	smsww	smswwt1, smswt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. 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

• smsw-pr

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.