psš

See also: pss, PSS, p*ss, p.s.s., P.S.S., and Pss.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsaʃ/ → /ˈpaːsaʃ/ → /ˈpaːsəʃ/ → /ˈpoːsəʃ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsaʃ/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsaʃ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsəʃ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːsəʃ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsɛʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: pesesh

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to divide, to split, to spread out

Inflection

Conjugation of psš (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: psš, geminated stem: psšš

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural psš psšw, psš psšt psš psš ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 psš ḥr psš m psš r psš suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect psš.n psšw, psš consecutive psš.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative psšt perfective3 psš active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 psš.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective psš active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 psš psšš potentialis1 psš.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive psš active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect psš.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective psš active + .tj1, .tw2 psš psš, psšw5, psšy5 imperfective psš, psšy, psšw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 psš, psšj6, psšy6 psš, psšw5 prospective psš, psštj7 — psštj4, psšt4 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 psš  

pš

Derived terms

• psšt

Descendants

• Demotic: pš
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲱϣ (phōš)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲱϣ (pōš)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsɛʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: pesesh

Noun

 m

1. ritual instrument (for Opening of the mouth)

Inflection

Declension of psš (masculine)

singular	psš
dual	psšwj
plural	psšw

Derived terms

• psš-kꜣf

References

• Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎^[1]