snb

See also: SNB

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛnɛb/
  • Conventional anglicization: seneb

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive) to be(come) healthy [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

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

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural snb snbw, snb snbt snb snb ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 snb ḥr snb m snb r snb suffix conjugation aspect / mood active contingent aspect / mood active perfect snb.n consecutive snb.jn terminative snbt perfective3 snb obligative1 snb.ḫr imperfective snb prospective3 snb potentialis1 snb.kꜣ subjunctive snb verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active active passive perfect snb.n — — perfective snb snb snb, snbw5, snby5 imperfective snb, snby, snbw5 snb, snbj6, snby6 snb, snbw5 prospective snb, snbtj7 snbtj4, snbt4 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

• jw-snb
• ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb
• snb.tj
• snb.t ꜥnḫ.t
• snb-n.j

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to heal, to make healthy [since the Amarna Period]

Inflection

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

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural snb snbw, snb snbt snb snb ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 snb ḥr snb m snb r snb suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect snb.n snbw, snb consecutive snb.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative snbt perfective3 snb active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 snb.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective snb active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 snb snbb potentialis1 snb.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive snb active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect snb.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective snb active + .tj1, .tw2 snb snb, snbw5, snby5 imperfective snb, snby, snbw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 snb, snbj6, snby6 snb, snbw5 prospective snb, snbtj7 — snbtj4, snbt4 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.

Noun

 m

1. health [since the Pyramid Texts]
2. recovery from illness

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 158.2–159.17
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 98