nš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ns"

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: nesh

Verb

 2-lit.

1. (transitive) to drive forth, to expel

Inflection

Conjugation of nš (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: nš, geminated stem: nšš

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural nš nšw, nš nšt nš, j.nš nš, j.nš ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 nš ḥr nš m nš r nš suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect nš.n nšw, nš consecutive nš.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative nšt perfective3 nš active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 nš.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective nš, j.nš1 active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 nš nšš potentialis1 nš.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive nš, j.nš1 active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect nš.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective nš active + .tj1, .tw2 nš nšš, nššj6, nš2, nšw2 5, nšy2 5 imperfective j.nš1, nš, nšy, nšw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 j.nš1, j.nšw1 5, nš, nšj6, nšy6 nš, nšw5 prospective nš, nštj7 — nštj4, nšt4 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.

Verb

 2-lit.

1. (transitive, with šnj as object) to dress (the hair)

Usage notes

Most likely this is the same verb as the preceding, with the meaning developing from ‘drive forth’.

Inflection

Conjugation of nš (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: nš, geminated stem: nšš

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural nš nšw, nš nšt nš, j.nš nš, j.nš ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 nš ḥr nš m nš r nš suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect nš.n nšw, nš consecutive nš.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative nšt perfective3 nš active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 nš.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective nš, j.nš1 active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 nš nšš potentialis1 nš.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive nš, j.nš1 active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect nš.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective nš active + .tj1, .tw2 nš nšš, nššj6, nš2, nšw2 5, nšy2 5 imperfective j.nš1, nš, nšy, nšw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 j.nš1, j.nšw1 5, nš, nšj6, nšy6 nš, nšw5 prospective nš, nštj7 — nštj4, nšt4 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.

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 273.