"jwms" meaning in Egyptian

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Noun

IPA: /iuːmɛs/ (note: modern Egyptological) Forms: i-w-ms-s-A2 [canonical, masculine], masculine [table-tags], jwms [singular], jwmswj [dual], jwmsw [plural]
Etymology: Univerbation of jw (sentence-initial particle) + ms (“surely”). The phrase jw ms was so often used to begin sentences intended to persuade that it became an idiom for untruth or exaggeration. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|egy}} Univerbation, {{compound|egy|jw|ms|gloss2=surely|pos1=sentence-initial particle}} jw (sentence-initial particle) + ms (“surely”) Head templates: {{head|egy|nouns|head=<hiero>i-w-ms-s-A2</hiero>}} i-w-ms-s-A2, {{egy-noun|m|head=<hiero>i-w-ms-s-A2</hiero>}} i-w-ms-s-A2 m Inflection templates: {{egy-decl-noun|jwms|g=m}}
  1. exaggeration, untruth, nonsense, humbug Synonyms: i-ms-s-A2, A-ms-s-nDs:Z2, i-w-ms-s, i-ms-z:nDs, jms, ꜣms, [Middle Kingdom], [18th Dynasty], [New Kingdom], [Late Period]

Alternative forms

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      "word": "i-w-ms-s"
    },
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      "word": "i-ms-z:nDs"
    },
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      "word": "jms"
    },
    {
      "word": "ꜣms"
    },
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      "word": "[Middle Kingdom]"
    },
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      "word": "[18th Dynasty]"
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      "word": "[New Kingdom]"
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