rqj jb

Egyptian

Etymology

rqj (“to fend off, to oppose”) +‎ jb (“heart”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛki ib/
- Conventional anglicization: reqi ib

Verb

compound

to be oppositional, to be defiant

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 456.11
Hannig, Rainer (1997) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), second edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 479

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