m ꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

m (“in”) +‎ ꜣw (“length”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: em au

Prepositional phrase

(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

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

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