šps

See also: SPS, SPs, and s.p.s.

Egyptian

Etymology

perfective active participle of špsj (“to be(come) noble”)

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. noble, august

Inflection
Declension of šps (perfective active participle)
masculine feminine
singular šps
 špst
dual špswj
 špstj
plural špsw
 špswt1, špst2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šps  
šps

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 280 page 274, 280.
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