jꜣš

Egyptian

Etymology

Allen considers this word a Middle Kingdom development of ꜥš (to summon, to call), with the ayin having become a glottal stop.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

iASA2
  1. (intransitive) to call, to summon (+ n: someone)

Alternative forms

References

  1. Allen, James (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47
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