kfꜣ-jb

Egyptian

Etymology

kfꜣ (“to be(come) discreet”) +‎ jb (“heart, mind”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛfɑ ib/
- Conventional anglicization: kefa-ib

Verb

compound

to be(come) trustworthy

Alternative forms

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Noun

m

confidant, trusted person

Alternative forms

See under the verb above.

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 120.10–120.11
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 285
Allen, James (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 187–188

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