smn

Translingual

Symbol

smn

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Inari Sámi.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

s- (causative prefix) +‎ mn (“to be established, to remain”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /siˈmiːnit/ → /siˈmiːniʔ/ → /səˈmiːnə/

Verb


 caus. 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to establish, to fix, to set
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.5–1.6:




      jw jkn n(j) mw ꜥḫm.f jbt jw mḥ{t}⟨w⟩ r(ꜣ) m šww smn.f jb
      For a cup of water quenches thirst, for a mouthful of šww-herbs makes the heart firm.
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 23–24:





      smn mꜣꜥt n nb.s rdjw sꜣ r jsft
      Righteousness has been established for its possessor, and the back is turned on wrong.
Usage notes

The infinitive of this verb is treated as feminine.

Inflection
Conjugation of smn (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: smn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
smnt, smn
 smnw, smn
 smnt
 smn
 smn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
smn
 ḥr smn
 m smn
 r smn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect smn.n
 smnw, smn
 consecutive smn.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative smnt
perfective3 smn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 smn.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective smn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 smnw, smn, smny
 smnw, smn, smny
 potentialis1 smn.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive smn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect smn.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective smn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 smn
 smn, smnw5, smny5
imperfective smn, smny, smnw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 smn, smnj6, smny6
 smn, smnw5
prospective smn, smntj7
 — smnwtj1 4, smntj4, smnt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. 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.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smn  


smn smn
[Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom]
Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ (smine)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ (semni)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ (semni), ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲓ (smini)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲥⲙⲛⲛⲉ (smnne)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ (smine)

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. goose
Inflection
Declension of smn (masculine)
singular smn
dual smnwj
plural smnw
Descendants
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ (smoune)

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 53
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