sw

See also: Sw, SW, Sw., św., and šw

Translingual

Symbol

sw

  1. The ISO 639 alpha-2 language code for Swahili.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *šū. Cognate to Proto-Semitic *šuwa.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Pronoun

 m sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

  1. he, him (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
Alternative forms

Pronoun

 m sg 3. proclitic (‘subject form’) pronoun

  1. he [since the 17th Dynasty]
Usage notes

This form of pronoun is a proclitic that must stand at the beginning of a sentence (generally adverbial) and cannot come after any particles. It always indicates the subject of the sentence.

Inflection
Alternative forms

See under the enclitic pronoun above.

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

  1. used with an ordinal number, indicates a day of the month [since the Middle Kingdom]


    sw snnw
    the second day of the month

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩ- (sou-)

See also

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-51796-6.
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, ISBN 3050022647
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-44384-9, page 34

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English zoo.

Pronunciation

Noun

sw m (plural swau)

  1. zoo
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