mjnj zp

Egyptian

Etymology

mjnj (“to moor”) +‎ zp (“(one’s) cause”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mini zɛp/
  • Conventional anglicization: mini zep

Verb

 compound

1. to successfully reach one’s goal [Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom]

Usage notes

A suffix pronoun referring back to the subject is generally attached to zp.

Synonyms

• spr r dmj

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 270.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 74.10