snsn

Egyptian

Etymology

Reduplication of sn (to kiss, to smell).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈsansan//ˈsansan//ˈsansən/

Verb



 4-lit.

  1. (transitive) to fraternize with
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 13:








      wrrt.f dm.n.s ḥrt snsn.n.s sbꜣw
      His White Crown, it has pierced the sky, it has fraternized with the stars.

Inflection

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 156.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 53
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