snb.t ꜥnḫ.t
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
snb (“be healthy”) + .t(j) (second-person singular stative ending) + ꜥnḫ (“to live”) + .t(j) (second-person singular stative ending), thus literally ‘you being healthy and alive’.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛnɛbʔɛt ɑːnxʔɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: seneb.et ankh.et
Phrase[edit]
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- Used to make a polite request; if you please, please.
References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221.