mḥ

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See also: mh, Mh, MH, mH, and .mh

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

D41
Z1

 m

  1. forearm
Inflection
Alternative forms

Noun

mH
D41

 m

  1. a cubit, a measure of length equivalent to 28 ḏbꜥw (digits) or 7 šzpw (palms) (about 52.5 centimetres).
Inflection
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Verb

mH
D40

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to hold
  2. (transitive) to understand
  3. (transitive) to capture
  4. (transitive with n) to seize
Inflection

Etymology 2

Verb

mH
Y1

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to fill
    1. (with m) to fill with
  2. (transitive) to complete, finish
  3. (transitive) to capture
  4. (transitive) to inlay
  5. (intransitive) to be(come) full
    1. (transitive with m or ẖr) to be(come) full of
  6. (auxiliary with r and a verb in the infinitive) to begin doing
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Prefix

mH
  1. Forms ordinal numbers greater than nine (in Late Egyptian, greater than one) from cardinal numbers.
Inflection

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83