m-ꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

m (in) + (hand), literally ‘in the hand’.

Pronunciation

Preposition

  1. in the possession of, possessed by
  2. from the possession or hand of, from
  3. with (someone)
  4. by means of, through
  5. because of
  6. Used after ḫpr (to happen) to indicate whom the action happened to; to.
  7. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see m, .

Derived terms

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 127, 298, 457 page 117, 127, 298, 457.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 96, 112
  • Allen, James (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 15
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