sṯꜣ

See also: stꜣ and štꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːcaʀ/ → /ˈsaːtaʀ/ → /ˈsaːtə/ → /ˈsoːtə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːcaʀ/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːtaʀ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːtə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsoːtə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛt͡ʃɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: setja

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to pull
2. (transitive) to bring or usher (someone) in

Inflection

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

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural sṯꜣ sṯꜣw, sṯꜣ sṯꜣt sṯꜣ sṯꜣ ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 sṯꜣ ḥr sṯꜣ m sṯꜣ r sṯꜣ suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect sṯꜣ.n sṯꜣw, sṯꜣ consecutive sṯꜣ.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative sṯꜣt perfective3 sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 sṯꜣ.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 sṯꜣ sṯꜣꜣ potentialis1 sṯꜣ.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect sṯꜣ.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 sṯꜣ sṯꜣ, sṯꜣw5, sṯꜣy5 imperfective sṯꜣ, sṯꜣy, sṯꜣw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 sṯꜣ, sṯꜣj6, sṯꜣy6 sṯꜣ, sṯꜣw5 prospective sṯꜣ, sṯꜣtj7 — sṯꜣtj4, sṯꜣt4 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 sṯꜣ  

sṯꜣ	stꜣ

Derived terms

• r-sṯꜣw

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲱϯ (sōti)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲱⲧⲉ (sōte)

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to weave
2. (transitive) to spin (yarn)

Inflection

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

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural sṯꜣ sṯꜣw, sṯꜣ sṯꜣt sṯꜣ sṯꜣ ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 sṯꜣ ḥr sṯꜣ m sṯꜣ r sṯꜣ suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect sṯꜣ.n sṯꜣw, sṯꜣ consecutive sṯꜣ.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative sṯꜣt perfective3 sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 sṯꜣ.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 sṯꜣ sṯꜣꜣ potentialis1 sṯꜣ.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect sṯꜣ.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective sṯꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 sṯꜣ sṯꜣ, sṯꜣw5, sṯꜣy5 imperfective sṯꜣ, sṯꜣy, sṯꜣw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 sṯꜣ, sṯꜣj6, sṯꜣy6 sṯꜣ, sṯꜣw5 prospective sṯꜣ, sṯꜣtj7 — sṯꜣtj4, sṯꜣt4 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, pages 298, 308.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 255