šfdw

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from šfd (“to grasp”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun
S
f
d		 wV12

 m

  1. roll of papyrus, scroll
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 2.4–2.5:
      Drr
      n      		 D&dn
      f      		 H_SPACE
      n      		 sn
      Z2      		 irn
      t t      		 nb
      t      		 mzSY1HrZ1pG41ASf
      d      		 warq
      sDmmstmiiD&dA1stmz
      n      		 X4Y1HAAY1
      Z2      		 HrZ1SAAAtY1
      Z2
      ḏr.n ḏd.n.f n.sn jr ntt nbt m zẖꜣ ḥr pꜣ šfdw sḏm st mj ḏd.j st (j)m zn ḥꜣw ḥr šꜣꜣt
      In the end he said to them: As for everything in the writing on this scroll, heed it as I say it; don’t exceed what has been set down.

Inflection
Declension of šfdw (masculine)
singular šfdw
dual šfdwwj
plural šfdww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šfdw  
S
f		 dwV12
Z1
šfdw

References
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