smr

See also: SMR

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛmɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: semer

Noun

 m

1. a court title: royal friend, courtier

Inflection

Declension of smr (masculine)

singular	smr
dual	smrwj
plural	smrw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smr  

smr	smr	smr

Derived terms

• smr-wꜥtj
• smr-ẖt

Etymology 2

s- (causative prefix) +‎ mr (“to be ill or in pain, to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛmɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: semer

Verb

 caus. 2-lit.

1. (transitive) to inflict pain on, to hurt

Inflection

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

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
smrt, smr	smrw, smr	smrt	smr	smr

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

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	smr.n	smrw, smr	consecutive	smr.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	smrt
perfective3	smr	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	smr.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	smr	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	smrw, smr, smry	smrw, smr, smry	potentialis1	smr.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	smr	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	smr.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	smr	active + .tj1, .tw2	smr	smr, smrw5, smry5
imperfective	smr, smry, smrw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	smr, smrj6, smry6	smr, smrw5
prospective	smr, smrtj7	—	smrwtj1 4, smrtj4, smrt4
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.

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 60, 280, 317.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 121
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 229