n mrwt

Egyptian

Etymology

n (“for”) +‎ mrwt (“love”), thus literally ‘for the love (of)’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛn mɛruːt/
- Conventional anglicization: en merut

Preposition

for the purpose of, because
(with following verb in the subjunctive) in order that

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 92

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