See also: PSG

Egyptian

edit

Pronunciation

edit
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈpaːsakʼ//ˈpaːsakʼ//ˈpaːkʼəs//ˈpoːkʼəs/

Verb

edit
psgD26

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to spit on (someone or something) (+ m: to spit on with (spittle, fire, etc.))
    1. (intransitive (with r, ḥr, or n) or transitive) to spit on (something sick) in order to heal it [since the Pyramid Texts]
    2. (transitive) to spit on (a person) out of contempt [Middle Kingdom literature]
    3. (transitive) to spit on (something) in order to harm it [New Kingdom to Late Period]
    4. (intransitive, with r or ḥr) to spit on (Apophis or a representation of Apophis)
  2. (transitive) to spit out (+ m ḫt: to contemptuously spit out behind (something))

Inflection

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Since the 18th Dynasty, this word is found metathesized as pgs.

Descendants

edit
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲱϭⲥ (pōcs)

References

edit