m bꜣḥ
Egyptian
Etymology
m (“in”) + bꜣḥ (“phallus”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm bɑħ/
- Conventional anglicization: em bah
Preposition
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- in front of, before, in the presence of (a king or god)
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 81–82:
- jw wp.n.f r(ꜣ).f r.j jw.j ḥr ẖt.j m bꜣḥ.f
- He opened his mouth at me while I was on my belly before him.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m bꜣḥ
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| m bꜣḥ | m bꜣḥ | m bꜣḥ |
Descendants
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲙⲁϩ- (mmah-)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 235 page 215, 235.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83