jꜥw n jb
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Egyptian
Etymology
jꜥw (“washing”) + n(j) (“of”) + jb (“heart, mind”), thus literally ‘washing of the heart/mind’. For the meaning compare jꜥj jb (“to satisfy, to satisfy oneself, to give vent to one’s desires, etc.”, literally “to wash the heart/mind”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iɑːuː ɛn ib/
- Conventional anglicization: iau en ib
Noun
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥw n jb
References
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 10