nfr-jb

Egyptian

Etymology

From nfr (“pleasingness, goodness”) +‎ jb (“heart, mind”) in a direct genitive construction with the first element nominalized, thus literally ‘goodness of heart/mind’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. relaxation, recreation

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 233.
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