špss

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛpsɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: shepses

Verb

 3ae gem.

1. (intransitive) to be ennobled, to be(come) noble, esteemed, rich, or splendid
2. (transitive) to ennoble, to make noble, esteemed, rich, or splendid

Inflection

Conjugation of špss (third geminate / 3ae gem. / III. gem.) , geminated stem: špss

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
špss	špss	špsst	špss	špss

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
špss	ḥr špss	m špss	r špss

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	špss.n	špssw, špss	consecutive	špss.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	špsst
perfective3	špss	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	špss.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	špss	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	špssw, špss	špssw, špss	potentialis1	špss.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	špss	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	špss.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	špss	active + .tj1, .tw2	špss	špss, špssw5, špssy5
imperfective	špss, špssy, špssw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	špss, špssj6, špssy6	špss, špssw5
prospective	špss, špsstj7	—	špsswtj1 4, špsstj4, špsst4
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.

Derived terms

• ptḥ-špss
• špssw
• špss-kꜣ.f
• špss-kꜣ-rꜥ

 

Related terms

• šps
• špsj
• špsw
• špst

 

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 207, 230.