qꜣb

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳrb- or *ḳlb-; compare Akkadian 𒈛𒊮𒈫 (qerbum, “inside”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑb/
  • Conventional anglicization: qab

Noun

 m

1. middle, midst

Inflection

Declension of qꜣb (masculine)

singular	qꜣb
dual	qꜣbwj
plural	qꜣbw

Derived terms

• m qꜣb

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 293.