psš

See also: pss, PSS, p*ss, p.s.s., P.S.S., and Pss.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsaʃ/ → /ˈpaːsaʃ/ → /ˈpaːsəʃ/ → /ˈpoːsəʃ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsaʃ/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsaʃ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsəʃ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːsəʃ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsɛʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: pesesh

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to divide, to split, to spread out

Inflection

Conjugation of psš (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: psš, geminated stem: psšš

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
psš	psšw, psš	psšt	psš	psš

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
psš	ḥr psš	m psš	r psš

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	psš.n	psšw, psš	consecutive	psš.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	psšt
perfective3	psš	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	psš.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	psš	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	psš	psšš	potentialis1	psš.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	psš	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	psš.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	psš	active + .tj1, .tw2	psš	psš, psšw5, psšy5
imperfective	psš, psšy, psšw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	psš, psšj6, psšy6	psš, psšw5
prospective	psš, psštj7	—	psštj4, psšt4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 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. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psš  

pš

Derived terms

• psšt

Descendants

• Demotic: pš
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲱϣ (phōš)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲱϣ (pōš)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsɛʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: pesesh

Noun

 m

1. ritual instrument (for Opening of the mouth)

Inflection

Declension of psš (masculine)

singular	psš
dual	psšwj
plural	psšw

Derived terms

• psš-kꜣf

References

• Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎^[1]