m qꜣb

Egyptian

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew בְּקֶרֶב (bəqereḇ, “amidst”). By surface analysis, m (“in”) +‎ qꜣb (“intestines, middle”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm kɑb/
  • Conventional anglicization: em qab

Preposition

1. amidst
   • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 135–136:

     pḥ.k ẖnw wn.k jm.f m qꜣb n(j) snw.k

     You will reach home and be there in the midst of your siblings.

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 96