m-ꜥ

Etymology

m (“in”) +‎ ꜥ (“hand”), literally ‘in the hand’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: em-a

Preposition

1. in the possession of, possessed by
2. from the possession or hand of, from
3. with (someone)
4. by means of, through
5. because of
6. Used after ḫpr (“to happen”) to indicate whom the action happened to; to.
7. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see m,‎ ꜥ.

References

• Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 117, 127, 298, 457
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 96, 112
• Allen, James (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 15