r jmntt

Egyptian

Etymology

r (“regarding, to, against”) +‎ jmntt (“west”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛr imɛntɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: er amentet

Interjection

1. cry conventionally used when conveying the dead to their final resting places: to the west!
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see r,‎ jmntt.

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 87.11–87.12