m bꜣḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

m (“in”) +‎ bꜣḥ (“phallus”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm bɑh/
  • Conventional anglicization: em bah

Preposition

1. in front of, before, in the presence of (a king or god)
   • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 81–82:

     jw wp.n.f r(ꜣ).f r.j jw.j ḥr ẖt.j m bꜣḥ.f

     He opened his mouth at me while I was on my belly before him.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m bꜣḥ  

m bꜣḥ	m bꜣḥ	m bꜣḥ

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲙⲁϩ- (mmah-)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 215, 235.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83