sn

See also: Sn, SN, s.n., .sn, s'n, s/n, S/N, and šn

English

Noun

sn

(Internet) Abbreviation of screenname.

Anagrams

N's, N.S., N/S, NS, Ns, n's, n.s., ns

Abinomn

Noun

sn

(anatomy) liver

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Related to snwj (“two”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /san/ → /san/ → /san/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: sen

Noun

m

brother

Inflection

Declension of sn (masculine)

singular	sn
dual	snwj
plural	snw

Derived terms

Descendants

Demotic: sn
- Coptic: ⲥⲟⲛ (son) (Sahidic, Bohairic), ⲥⲁⲛ (san) (Fayyumic, Akhmimic)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

pl 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

they, them (see usage notes)

Usage notes

This form of pronoun is an enclitic that must directly follow the word it modifies. Its meaning depends on its context:

When it follows a verb, it indicates the object of the verb.
In the second and third person when it follows an adjective, it forms the subject of an adjectival sentence.
When it follows a relative adjective, such as ntj, ntt, or jsṯ, it indicates the subject of the relative clause (usually only in the first person singular and third person common).
When it follows an imperative, it indicates the object of the verb.
When it follows a particle like m.k, it indicates the subject of the clause.
When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.

Inflection

Old Egyptian personal pronouns

	number	first person	second person		third person
	number	first person	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
suffix pronouns	singular	∅, .j	.k, .kj¹	.ṯ, .ṯn	.f, .fj¹	.s, .sj¹
	dual	.nj	.ṯnj		.snj
	plural	.n	.ṯn		.sn

enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns	singular	w, wj, wy	kw, k, ṯw, ṯ	ṯm, ṯn	sw, s	s
	dual	—	ṯnj		snj
	plural	n	ṯn		sn

stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	singular	jnk	ṯwt	ṯmt	swt	stt
	dual	—	—		ntsnj
	plural	—	ntṯn		ntsn, jntsn

stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings	singular	.kj, .k	.tj, .t		∅, .j	.tj, .t
	dual	—	.tjwn		.wy, .wj	.ty
	plural	.wn, .nw	.tjwn		∅, .w, .y, .wy	.tj, .t
Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.

Middle Egyptian personal pronouns

	number	first person	second person		third person
	number	first person	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
suffix pronouns	singular	∅, .j	.k, .kj¹	.ṯ, .t	.f, .fj¹	.s, .sj¹
	dual²	.nj	.ṯnj, .tnj		.snj
	plural	.n	.ṯn, .tn		.sn, .w³

enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns	singular	wj, w	ṯw, tw	ṯn, tn	sw, st	sj, s, st
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns	plural	n	ṯn, tn		sn, st

stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	singular	jnk	ntk, ṯwt²	ntṯ, ntt, ṯwt²	ntf, swt²	nts, swt²
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	plural	jnn³	ntṯn, nttn		ntsn

stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings	singular	.kw	.tj, .t, .tw³		∅, .w	.tj, .t, .tw³
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings	plural	.wn, .wjn	.tjwn, .tjwnj		∅, .w, .y

proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns³	singular	tw.j	tw.k	tw.t	sw	sj, st
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns³	plural	tw.n	tw.tn		st
Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle. Only in formal texts, especially religious texts. Only in postclassical texts.

Late Egyptian personal pronouns

	number	first person	second person		third person
	number	first person	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
suffix pronouns	singular	∅, .j	.k, .kw	.t	.f, .fj	.s, .st, .sw
suffix pronouns	plural	.n	.tn, .twn		.w, .sn¹

enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns¹	singular	wj	tw, tj		sw, st
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns¹	plural	n, wn	twtn		sn, st

stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	singular	jnk	mntk, mtwk	mntt, mtwy	mntf	mntst, mntjst
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns	plural	jnn	mnttn		mntw

stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings¹	singular	.kw, .k	.tj, .tw		∅, .w, .y	.tj, .tw
	plural	.n	.tn		∅, .w, .y
	unmarked (later)	∅, .tw

proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns	singular	tw.j	tw.k	tw.t	sw	st, sw
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns	plural	tw.n	tw.tn		st, sw, swst
Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sn

sn

Etymology 3

Verb

2-lit.

(transitive) to kiss
(transitive) to smell

Inflection

Conjugation of sn (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: sn, geminated stem: snn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
sn	snw, sn	snt	sn, j.sn	sn, j.sn

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

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	sn.n	snw, sn	consecutive	sn.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	sn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	snt
perfective³	sn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative	sn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	sn, j.sn¹	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative	sn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	sn	snn	potentialis	sn.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	sn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	sn, j.sn¹	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	sn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	sn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	sn	snn, snnj⁶, sn², snw^{2 5}, sny^{2 5}
imperfective	j.sn¹, sn, sny, snw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	j.sn¹, j.snw^{1 5}, sn, snj⁶, sny⁶	sn, snw⁵
prospective	sn, sntj⁷	—	sntj⁴, snt⁴
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, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Derived terms

snsn
sn-tꜣ

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 46, 53, 55

Italian

Verb

sn

(text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of sono.

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[Loprieno-1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 46, 53, 55