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smsw

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See also: šmsw

Egyptian

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Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage smsw
Gardiner (1927) smsw
Erman & Grapow (1926) śmśw
Lepsius (1874) semsu

Etymology

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From sms (“to be old”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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A19
  1. eldest

Inflection

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Declension of smsw
masculine feminine
singular smsw smswt
dual smswwj smswtj
plural smsww smswwt1, smswt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Noun

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A19A1
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  1. eldest one

Inflection

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Declension of smsw (masculine)
singular smsw
dual smswwj
plural smsww

Derived terms

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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 122.