m ꜣt.f

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Egyptian

Etymology

m +‎ ꜣt +‎ .f, literally “in his moment”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

mAt
Z5		 ra
f
  1. in the act (of doing something)
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Ptahhotep (pPrisse/pBN 186–194) lines 6.1–6.2 (74–77):
      irgmmkDAAiswA2A1mAt
      Z5      		 ra
      f
      mHwrrwnDs
      A1      		 D35ismitwA1
      k
      mAdI3ibZ1kr
      f      		 x t
      f      		 X
      z      		 z
      nDs
      f
      iAa16m&a swwr
      tA      		 N23Z1U35A24f
      n      		 f
      D      		 z
      f
      jr gm.k ḏꜣjsw m ꜣt.f m ḥwrw nj js mjtw.k m ꜣd(w) jb.k r.f ḫft ẖzz.f jmj sw r tꜣ ḫsf.f n.f ḏs.f
      If you find a disputant in the act who is an inferior and not your equal, don’t let yourself rage at him in accordance with his being wretched; set him aside (literally, “to the earth”) and he himself will punish himself.

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