špsj

Egyptian

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛpɛsi/
- Conventional anglicization: shepesi

4ae inf.

Conjugation of špsj (fourth weak / 4ae inf. / IV. inf.) — base stem: šps

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
špst, špsj	špsw, špsyw, šps	špst, špswt, špsyt	šps	šps, špsy

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
šps⁸	ḥr špst, ḥr špsj	m špst, ḥr špsj	r špst, ḥr špsj

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	šps.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	špsw¹, špsy, šps	active + .tj¹, .tw²	šps	špsy, šps
imperfective	šps, špsy, špsw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	šps, špsj⁶, špsy⁶	šps, špsw⁵
prospective	špsw¹, špsy, šps, špstj⁷	—	špswtj^{1 4}, špstj⁴, špst⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 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. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine. Third-person masculine statives of this class often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 470.
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129