mjnj zp
Egyptian
Etymology
mjnj (“to moor”) + zp (“(one’s) cause”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mini zɛp/
- Conventional anglicization: mini zep
Verb
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compound
- to successfully reach one’s goal [Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom]
Usage notes
A suffix pronoun referring back to the subject is generally attached to zp.
Synonyms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 270.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 74.10