r gs

Egyptian

Etymology

r (“regarding, with respect to”) +‎ gs (“side”).

Pronunciation

Preposition
rgs
Z1
  1. beside
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.9–1.10:
      mAtwI3riH_SPACE
      W      		 fF51
      Z2      		 rgsZ1sk
      n      		 I3A1O43p
      a      		 a
      f      		 n
      k
      (j)m ꜣtw r jwf r gs skn šzp dj.f n.k
      Don’t raven after meat next to a voracious man; partake when he gives to you.

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 342.
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