Egyptian

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Etymology

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s- (causative prefix) +‎ msj (to give birth).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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smssZ5

 caus. 3ae inf.

  1. (transitive) to cause to give birth
  2. (transitive) to assist (a woman) in bearing a child, to deliver (a woman)

Inflection

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References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 108