swn

See also: sŵn

Egyptian edit

3-lit.

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

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
swn	swnw, swn	swnt	swn	swn

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

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	swn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	swn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	swn	swn, swnw⁵, swny⁵
imperfective	swn, swny, swnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	swn, swnj⁶, swny⁶	swn, swnw⁵
prospective	swn, swntj⁷	—	swntj⁴, swnt⁴
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 hieroglyphic writings of swn

swnw

s- (causative prefix) +‎ wn (“to open”).

caus. 2-lit.

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

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
swnt, swn	swnw, swn	swnt	swn	swn

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

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	swn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	swn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	swn	swn, swnw⁵, swny⁵
imperfective	swn, swny, swnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	swn, swnj⁶, swny⁶	swn, swnw⁵
prospective	swn, swntj⁷	—	swnwtj^{1 4}, swntj⁴, swnt⁴
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.