mdwj

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Egyptian

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Verb

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mddwA2

 4ae inf.

  1. (intransitive, of people, mouths, or tongues) to speak (+ n or ḫr or ḫft: to; + ḥr: about; + ḥnꜥ or m-dj or jrm: with (someone); + m: with (the mouth))
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 73–76:
      iWmdd
      k
      n&A1 D35
      n
      wA1Hr Z1
      sDm
      mA1st
      iwA1mbbAAHD53Y2
      k
      xmD35
      n
      wA1
      jw mdw.k n.j nn wj ḥr sḏm{.j} st jw.j m bꜣḥ.k ḫm.n(.j) wj
      ―You’re speaking to me, but I’m not hearing it; I am before you, but I don’t know myself.
  2. (intransitive) to dispute, speak in opposition, contest, contend (+ ḥnꜥ: with; + m: in (some matter, e.g. a will))
  3. (intransitive, with ḥr or ḥr tp) to put in a good word for (someone)
  4. (intransitive, of birds) to cry
  5. (intransitive, of the heart) to beat [Medical Papyri]
  6. (intransitive, of the sky) to thunder [Pyramid Texts]
  7. (transitive, rare) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [Pyramid Texts]
    1. to claim
    2. to address

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