smḥ

See also: smh, SMH, smH, and smḫ

Egyptian

FWOTD – 7 August 2015

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spt smḥ

Binding a skiff.

Declension of smḥ (masculine)

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smḥ

smḥ

caus. 2-lit.

(transitive) A verb relating to the building of wooden ships. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
1. to ram or beat firmly

Conjugation of smḥ (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smḥ

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
smḥt, smḥ	smḥw, smḥ	smḥt	smḥ	smḥ

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

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	smḥ.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	smḥ	active + .tj¹, .tw²	smḥ	smḥ, smḥw⁵, smḥy⁵
imperfective	smḥ, smḥy, smḥw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	smḥ, smḥj⁶, smḥy⁶	smḥ, smḥw⁵
prospective	smḥ, smḥtj⁷	—	smḥwtj^{1 4}, smḥtj⁴, smḥt⁴
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.

caus. 2-lit.

Conjugation of smḥ (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smḥ

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
smḥt, smḥ	smḥw, smḥ	smḥt	smḥ	smḥ

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

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	smḥ.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	smḥ	active + .tj¹, .tw²	smḥ	smḥ, smḥw⁵, smḥy⁵
imperfective	smḥ, smḥy, smḥw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	smḥ, smḥj⁶, smḥy⁶	smḥ, smḥw⁵
prospective	smḥ, smḥtj⁷	—	smḥwtj^{1 4}, smḥtj⁴, smḥt⁴
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.