rqj jb

Egyptian

Etymology

From rqj (“to fend off, to oppose”) +‎ jb (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛki ib/
  • Conventional anglicization: reqi ib

Verb

 compound

1. to be oppositional, to be defiant [18th Dynasty]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 456.11
• Hannig, Rainer (1997) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), second edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 479