špss

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛpsɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: shepses

Verb

3ae gem.

(intransitive) to be ennobled, to be(come) noble, esteemed, rich, or splendid
(transitive) to ennoble, to make noble, esteemed, rich, or splendid

Inflection

Conjugation of špss (third geminate / 3ae gem. / III. gem.) , geminated stem: špss

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
špss	špss	špsst	špss	špss

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
špss	ḥr špss	m špss	r špss

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	špss.n	špssw, špss	consecutive	špss.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	špss.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	špsst
perfective³	špss	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	špss.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	špss	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	špss.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	špssw, špss	špssw, špss	potentialis¹	špss.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	špssw, špss	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	špss	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	špss.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	špss	active + .tj¹, .tw²	špss	špss, špssw⁵, špssy⁵
imperfective	špss, špssy, špssw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	špss, špssj⁶, špssy⁶	špss, špssw⁵
prospective	špss, špsstj⁷	—	špsswtj^{1 4}, špsstj⁴, špsst⁴

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.

Derived terms

Related terms

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 207, 230.