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