srf

See also: SRF

Translingual

Symbol

srf

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nafi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Nafi terms

Egyptian

Etymology

Cognate to Hebrew שָׂרָף.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛrɛf/
  • Conventional anglicization: seref

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive) to be(come) warm
2. (transitive) to warm, to heat up

Inflection

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

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural srf srfw, srf srft srf srf ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 srf ḥr srf m srf r srf suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect srf.n srfw, srf consecutive srf.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative srft perfective3 srf active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 srf.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective srf active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 srf srff potentialis1 srf.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive srf active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect srf.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective srf active + .tj1, .tw2 srf srf, srfw5, srfy5 imperfective srf, srfy, srfw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 srf, srfj6, srfy6 srf, srfw5 prospective srf, srftj7 — srftj4, srft4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 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. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of srf  

srf

[Old Kingdom]

Noun

 m

1. warmth, heat
2. temperature, level of heat or coldness of something
3. fever
4. passion, fervor
5. (with a qualifier specifying the kind of mood) mood in general

Inflection

Declension of srf (masculine)

singular	srf
dual	srfwj
plural	srfw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of srf  

srf

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive, Late Egyptian) to rest, to relax
2. (transitive, Late Egyptian) to bring to rest, to relax

Inflection

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

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural srf srfw, srf srft srf srf ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 srf ḥr srf m srf r srf suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect srf.n srfw, srf consecutive srf.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative srft perfective3 srf active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 srf.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective srf active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 srf srff potentialis1 srf.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive srf active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect srf.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective srf active + .tj1, .tw2 srf srf, srfw5, srfy5 imperfective srf, srfy, srfw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 srf, srfj6, srfy6 srf, srfw5 prospective srf, srftj7 — srftj4, srft4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 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. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of srf  

srf

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1930), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 195.6–196.14, 197.5–197.9
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 236