sšm
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛʃɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: seshem
Etymology 1
From sšmj (“to lead, to guide”).
Noun
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- guidance, direction, conduction
- written instruction specifying how something is to be done
- assignment, task to be carried out
- conduct, behavior
- situation or state of affairs at a particular place
- (in calculations) division, distribution [Middle Kingdom]
- a secret form in which gods manifest in the Amduat (in contrast to their proper bodies)
Inflection
Declension of sšm (masculine)
| singular | sšm |
|---|---|
| dual | sšmwj |
| plural | sšmw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sšm
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| sšm |
Inflection
Declension of sšm (masculine)
| singular | sšm |
|---|---|
| dual | sšmwj |
| plural | sšmw |
Inflection
Declension of sšm (masculine)
| singular | sšm |
|---|---|
| dual | sšmwj |
| plural | sšmw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sšm
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| sšm |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 289.10–290.4, 290.12–291.5, 291.19–291.22, 292.6–292.7, 292.9–292.11
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 247
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 344 page 149, 344.
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