mjnj zp

Egyptian

Etymology

mjnj (“to moor”) +‎ zp (“(one’s) cause”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mini zɛp/
- Conventional anglicization: mini zep

Verb

compound

to successfully reach one’s goal [Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom]

Usage notes

A suffix pronoun referring back to the subject is generally attached to zp.

Synonyms

spr r dmj

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 270.
Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 74.10

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