j.zj ḥꜣq

Egyptian

Etymology

j.zj (imperative of zj (“go”)) +‎ ḥꜣq (“plunder”, imperative), thus literally ‘go and plunder’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /izi hɑk/
- Conventional anglicization: izi haq

Noun

m

(idiomatic) easy pickings, easy prey

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 224

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