šzp

Egyptian

m

palm
a measure of length equivalent to 4 ḏbꜥw (“digits”) or ¹⁄₇^th of a mḥ (“cubit”) (about 7.5 centimetres).

Declension of šzp (masculine)

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šzp

šzp

3-lit.

Conjugation of šzp (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: šzp, geminated stem: šzpp

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
šzp	šzpw, šzp	šzpt	šzp	šzp

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

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	šzp.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	šzp	active + .tj¹, .tw²	šzp	šzp, šzpw⁵, šzpy⁵
imperfective	šzp, šzpy, šzpw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	šzp, šzpj⁶, šzpy⁶	šzp, šzpw⁵
prospective	šzp, šzptj⁷	—	šzptj⁴, šzpt⁴
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.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šzp

šzp

sšp

šzp

m

Declension of šzp (masculine)

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šzp

šzp

Other alternative hieroglyphic writings use a sphinx on a plinth or a sphinx wearing the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt as determinatives.

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 118, 181, 184, 233–234, 275 page 105, 118, 181, 184, 233–234, 275.
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 271–272

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