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

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