jꜥw n jb

Egyptian

Etymology

jꜥw (“washing”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ jb (“heart, mind”), thus literally ‘washing of the heart/mind’. For the meaning compare jꜥj jb (“to satisfy, to satisfy oneself, to give vent to one’s desires, etc.”, literally “to wash the heart/mind”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑːuː ɛn ib/
- Conventional anglicization: iau en ib

Noun

m

angry speech, venting

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥw n jb

jꜥ n jb

[Middle Kingdom]

References

Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 10

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