m ꜣmmt
Egyptian
Etymology
m (“in”) + ꜣmmt (“grasp”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm ɑmɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: em amemet
Prepositional phrase
- (with attached suffix pronoun) under one’s power, in one’s grasp
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see m, ꜣmmt.
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 11.1
- Hannig, Rainer (1997) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), second edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 9