m ꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

m (“in”) +‎ ꜣw (“length”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: em au

Prepositional phrase

1. (Late Egyptian) to the extent (of)
2. (Late Egyptian) throughout
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see m,‎ ꜣw.

Etymology 2

m (“in”) +‎ ꜣw (“death”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: em au

Prepositional phrase

1. dead, deceased

References

• Lesko, Leonard, Lesko, Barbara (2002) A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, second edition, volume 1, Providence: B.C. Scribe Publications, →ISBN, page 3
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 5.16
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 2