smw

See also: SMW, Smw, and šmw

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈsiːmiw/ → /ˈsiːmiw/ → /ˈsiːməʔ/ → /ˈsiːm/

Noun

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  1. plant (living organism)
  2. plants collectively, vegetation
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 20:












      nprj dj.f sm(w).f nb ḏf(ꜣ) n(j) ꜣḫt bs.f ssꜣw dj.f sw m tꜣw nb(w)
      Nepri gives all his plants, the provisions of the field, bringing forth satiety and giving it to all lands.

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲥⲓⲙ (sim)

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 277.
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