hieroglyphic

Who acts: ancient Egyptians, tomb, Hieroglyphic writing, markings, Its, linear characters · What happens: write, read, have, use, look, mark · To what, where: picture signs, hieroglyphic signs, wall, pictures, hieroglyphic, me

«hieroglyphic» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: hieroglyphic in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Written in picture signs, as the ancient Egyptians wrote.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 signs	case
3	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signs	compound
4	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Written	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 wrote	punct
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 wrote	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Egyptians	det
8	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Egyptians	amod
9	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	10 wrote	nsubj
10	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Written	parataxis
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Written	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle				picture signs			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in sign=Destination
2	write	past	the ancient Egyptians						vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Hard to read, like secret picture writing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 read	mark
3	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Hard	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 writing	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	8 writing	case
6	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 writing	amod
7	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 writing	compound
8	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 read	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	to-infinitive						like secret picture writing	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The tomb had hieroglyphic signs on the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tomb	det
2	tomb	tomb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hieroglyphic	hieroglyphic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 signs	amod
5	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 wall	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wall	det
8	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the tomb	hieroglyphic signs		the wall			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Patient

Example 2

Hieroglyphic writing uses pictures for sounds and ideas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hieroglyphic	hieroglyphic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 writing	amod
2	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 uses	nsubj
3	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 uses	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 sounds	case
6	sounds	sound	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 uses	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 ideas	cc
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 sounds	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Hieroglyphic writing	pictures				for sounds and ideas	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent picture=Theme for sound=Eventuality

Example 3

Its markings looked hieroglyphic to me.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 markings	nmod:poss
2	markings	marking	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hieroglyphic	hieroglyphic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 me	case
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 looked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	Its markings	hieroglyphic	me				vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hieroglyphic=Attribute
2	mark		Its = it						nom marking «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The linear characters in Egypt are earlier than the hieroglyphics, though a few of the forms may ultimately have been fused with the latter. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: The linear characters in Egypt are earlier than the hieroglyphics, though a few of the forms may ultimately have been fused with the latter.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 characters	det
2	linear	linear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 characters	amod
3	characters	character	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 hieroglyphics	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Egypt	case
5	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 characters	nmod
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 hieroglyphics	cop
7	earlier	early	ADV	Degree=Cmp	10 hieroglyphics	advmod
8	than	than	ADP	_	10 hieroglyphics	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hieroglyphics	det
10	hieroglyphics	hieroglyphic	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 few	punct
12	though	though	SCONJ	_	14 few	mark
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 few	det
14	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 hieroglyphics	parataxis
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 forms	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 forms	det
17	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 fused	obl
18	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 fused	aux
19	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	_	22 fused	advmod
20	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	22 fused	aux
21	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	22 fused	aux:pass
22	fused	fuse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 few	conj
23	with	with	ADP	_	25 latter	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 latter	det
25	latter	latter	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 fused	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 hieroglyphics	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the linear characters in Egypt					than the hieroglyphics; early property	tree rules
2	fuse	may · perfect · passive	the linear characters in Egypt not said here					of the forms; with the latter; ultimately property	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: with latter=Co-Patient

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Did it spring from the Egyptian liioro- fflyphics, or from the cuneiform systems of the Assyrians, or from the hieroglyphics of the Hittites, or from the Syllabary (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 39 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	1 Did	obj
3	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Did	obl:unmarked
4	from	from	ADP	_	9 fflyphics	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fflyphics	det
6	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 fflyphics	amod
7	liioro	liioro	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fflyphics	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 liioro	punct
9	fflyphics	fflyphics	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Did	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 Assyrians	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 Assyrians	cc
12	from	from	ADP	_	15 systems	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 systems	det
14	cuneiform	cuneiform	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 systems	compound
15	systems	system	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 Assyrians	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 Assyrians	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 Assyrians	det
18	Assyrians	Assyrian	PROPN	Number=Plur	1 Did	parataxis
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 hieroglyphics	punct
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 hieroglyphics	cc
21	from	from	ADP	_	23 hieroglyphics	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 hieroglyphics	det
23	hieroglyphics	hieroglyphic	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 Assyrians	appos
24	of	of	ADP	_	26 Hittites	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 Hittites	det
26	Hittites	Hittite	PROPN	Number=Plur	23 hieroglyphics	nmod
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 Syllabary	punct
28	or	or	CCONJ	_	31 Syllabary	cc
29	from	from	ADP	_	31 Syllabary	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 Syllabary	det
31	Syllabary	Syllabary	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Assyrians	nmod
32	(	(	PUNCT	_	33 Mordell	punct
33	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 Syllabary	conj
34	,	,	PUNCT	_	36 Origin	punct
35	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 Origin	det
36	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 Syllabary	conj
37	of	of	ADP	_	38 Letters	case
38	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	36 Origin	nmod
39	and	and	CCONJ	_	40 Numerals	cc
40	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	38 Letters	conj
41	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	43 Sefer	case
42	to	to	ADP	_	41 according	fixed
43	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	38 Letters	nmod
44	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	43 Sefer	flat
45	(	(	PUNCT	_	46 1914	punct
46	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	31 Syllabary	list
47	))	))	PUNCT	_	46 1914	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past		it		the Egyptian liioro fflyphics	spring	the Assyrians from the cuneiform systems from the Syllabary and Mordell and the Origin of Letters accord Sefer and Numerals parataxis	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
2	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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📖 hieroglyphic

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

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