šnj
Egyptian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ʃɛni/
- Conventional anglicization: sheni
Noun
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- hair [since the Pyramid Texts]
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʃiːnit/ → /ˈʃiːniʔ/ → /ˈʃiːna/ → /ˈʃiːnə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ʃɛni/
- Conventional anglicization: sheni
Verb
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3ae inf.
- (transitive) to investigate, to inquire into
- (transitive) to curse, to conjure
- (transitive) to exorcise (a disease)
Inflection
editConjugation of šnj (third weak / 3ae inf. / III. inf.) — base stem: šn, geminated stem: šnn
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
šnt, šnj |
šnw, šn |
šnt, šnwt, šnyt |
šn |
šn, šny |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
šn8, šnn8 |
ḥr šnt, ḥr šnj |
m šnt, m šnj |
r šnt, r šnj |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | šn.n |
šnw, šn, šny |
consecutive | šn.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | šnt, šnyt | ||||
perfective3 | šn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | šn.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | šn, šny |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | šnw, šn, šny |
šnw, šn, šny |
potentialis1 | šn.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | šn, šny |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | šn.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
perfective | šnw1, šny, šn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
šn |
šny, šn |
imperfective | šnn, šnny, šnnw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
šnn, šnnj6, šnny6 |
šnn, šnnw5 |
prospective | šnw1, šny, šn, šntj7 |
— | šnwtj1 4, šntj4, šnt4 | |
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Descendants
edit- Demotic: šn
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ʃɛni/
- Conventional anglicization: sheni
Verb
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3ae inf.
- (intransitive) to be(come) round
- (transitive) to encircle, to surround
Inflection
editConjugation of šnj (third weak / 3ae inf. / III. inf.) — base stem: šn, geminated stem: šnn
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
šnt, šnj |
šnw, šn |
šnt, šnwt, šnyt |
šn |
šn, šny |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
šn8, šnn8 |
ḥr šnt, ḥr šnj |
m šnt, m šnj |
r šnt, r šnj |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | šn.n |
šnw, šn, šny |
consecutive | šn.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | šnt, šnyt | ||||
perfective3 | šn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | šn.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | šn, šny |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | šnw, šn, šny |
šnw, šn, šny |
potentialis1 | šn.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | šn, šny |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | šn.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
perfective | šnw1, šny, šn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
šn |
šny, šn |
imperfective | šnn, šnny, šnnw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
šnn, šnnj6, šnny6 |
šnn, šnnw5 |
prospective | šnw1, šny, šn, šntj7 |
— | šnwtj1 4, šntj4, šnt4 | |
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References
edit- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 36, 296, 343.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 84
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 489.1–491.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 267–268