skm

See also: SKM

Egyptian

Etymology

s- (causative prefix) +‎ km (“to complete”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛkɛm/
  • Conventional anglicization: sekem

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

1. (transitive) to complete, to make whole
2. (transitive) to spend (a period of time or lifespan) through to the end
3. (transitive, mathematics) to bring a sum up to a desired value by supplying a missing addend (+ m: in order to sum up to (the desired value))
4. (transitive, Late Egyptian) to end (a letter)
5. (transitive) to finish, to put an end to, to destroy (enemies or their spirits, hearts, or limbs)

Inflection

Conjugation of skm (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: skm

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural skmt, skm skmw, skm skmt skm skm ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 skm ḥr skm m skm r skm suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect skm.n skmw, skm consecutive skm.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative skmt perfective3 skm active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 skm.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective skm active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 skmw, skm, skmy skmw, skm, skmy potentialis1 skm.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive skm active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect skm.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective skm active + .tj1, .tw2 skm skm, skmw5, skmy5 imperfective skm, skmy, skmw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 skm, skmj6, skmy6 skm, skmw5 prospective skm, skmtj7 — skmwtj1 4, skmtj4, skmt4 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.

The infinitive of this verb is treated as feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of skm  

skm

[since the New Kingdom]

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

1. (intransitive, of hair) to be(come) grey
2. (intransitive) to be(come) old and wise

Inflection

Conjugation of skm (causative biliteral / caus. 2-lit. / caus. 2rad.) — base stem: skm

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural skmt, skm skmw, skm skmt skm skm ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 skm ḥr skm m skm r skm suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect skm.n skmw, skm consecutive skm.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative skmt perfective3 skm active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 skm.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective skm active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 skmw, skm, skmy skmw, skm, skmy potentialis1 skm.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive skm active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect skm.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective skm active + .tj1, .tw2 skm skm, skmw5, skmy5 imperfective skm, skmy, skmw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 skm, skmj6, skmy6 skm, skmw5 prospective skm, skmtj7 — skmwtj1 4, skmtj4, skmt4 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 skm  

skm

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 317.2–317.13
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 251