m ꜣw
Egyptian
Etymology 1
m (“in”) + ꜣw (“length”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm ɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: em au
Prepositional phrase
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- (Late Egyptian) to the extent (of)
- (Late Egyptian) throughout
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see m, ꜣw.
Etymology 2
m (“in”) + ꜣw (“death”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm ɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: em au
Prepositional phrase
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- dead, deceased
References
- Lesko, Leonard; Lesko, Barbara (2002) A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, volume 1, second edition, Providence: B.C. Scribe Publications, →ISBN, page 3
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 5.16
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 2