špsj
Egyptian
editPronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʃipsit/ → /ˈʃipsiʔ/ → /ˈʃepsa/ → /ˈʃepsə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ʃɛpɛsi/
- Conventional anglicization: shepesi
Verb
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4ae inf.
- Synonym of špss (“to be(come) noble or splendid”)
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 47–48:
- gm.n.j dꜣbw jꜣrrt jm jꜣqt nbt špst
- I found figs and grapes there, and splendid vegetables of all kinds.
Inflection
editConjugation of špsj (fourth weak / 4ae inf. / IV. inf.) — base stem: šps
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
špst, špsj |
špsw, špsyw, šps |
špst, špswt, špsyt |
šps |
šps, špsy |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
šps8 |
ḥr špst, ḥr špsj |
m špst, ḥr špsj |
r špst, ḥr špsj |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | šps.n |
špsw, šps, špsy |
consecutive | šps.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | špst | ||||
perfective3 | šps |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | šps.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | šps, špsy |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | špsw, šps, špsy |
šps |
potentialis1 | šps.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | šps, špsy |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | šps.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
perfective | špsw1, špsy, šps |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
šps |
špsy, šps |
imperfective | šps, špsy, špsw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
šps, špsj6, špsy6 |
šps, špsw5 |
prospective | špsw1, špsy, šps, špstj7 |
— | špswtj1 4, špstj4, špst4 | |
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Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of špsj
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 470.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129