m qꜣb

Egyptian

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew בְּקֶרֶב (bəqereḇ, “amidst”). By surface analysis, m (“in”) +‎ qꜣb (“intestines, middle”).

Pronunciation

Preposition
mqAbF46
Y1
  1. amidst
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 135–136:
      pHpHD54kXnn
      nw      		 wprwnn
      k      		 imfmqAbF48D54
      n      		 snn
      nw      		 wA1 B1
      Z2      		 k
      pḥ.k ẖnw wn.k jm.f m qꜣb n(j) snw.k
      You will reach home and be there in the midst of your siblings.

References
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 96
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