Egyptian
Etymology
mꜣꜥ (“to direct, to guide”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (sailing) wind blowing in the right direction (to drive one’s boat)
- fresh air or breeze for breathing
- (figuratively) the right direction in life
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mꜣꜥw
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 23.15–24.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 102