m sḫm

Egyptian

Etymology

m (“in, by means of”) +‎ sḫm (“power, violence”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm sɛxɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: em sekhem

Adverb

violently
(with suffix pronoun, of an action) through (one’s) power

― jṯ m sḫm.f ― (he) who conquers with his power
(with suffix pronoun, of a quality) by virtue of (one’s) power

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 249.6–249.10

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