swsḫ

Egyptian

Etymology

s- (causative prefix) +‎ wsḫ (“to be broad”).

Pronunciation

Verb
swsx
W10

 caus. 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to broaden, to widen

Inflection
Conjugation of swsḫ (causative triliteral / caus. 3-lit. / caus. 3rad.) — base stem: swsḫ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
swsḫ
 swsḫw, swsḫ
 swsḫt
 swsḫ
 swsḫ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
swsḫ
 ḥr swsḫ
 m swsḫ
 r swsḫ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect swsḫ.n
 swsḫw, swsḫ
 consecutive swsḫ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative swsḫt
perfective3 swsḫ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 swsḫ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective swsḫ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 swsḫw, swsḫ, swsḫy
 swsḫw, swsḫ, swsḫy
 potentialis1 swsḫ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive swsḫ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect swsḫ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective swsḫ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 swsḫ
 swsḫ, swsḫw5, swsḫy5
imperfective swsḫ, swsḫy, swsḫw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 swsḫ, swsḫj6, swsḫy6
 swsḫ, swsḫw5
prospective swsḫ, swsḫtj7
 — swsḫwtj1 4, swsḫtj4, swsḫt4
  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 swsḫ  
ssx
W10
z&w z
x		 W10
Y1
ssḫ swsḫ
[Old Egyptian]

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 338 page 157, 338.
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