m sḫm

Egyptian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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

   ― jṯ m sḫm.f ― (he) who conquers with his power

3. (with suffix pronoun, of a quality) by virtue of (one’s) power

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 249.6–249.10