wꜣḥ jb

== Egyptian == === Etymology === wꜣḥ (“to be lasting, to endure”) +‎ jb (“heart”), thus literally ‘to be lasting of heart’. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɑh ib/ Conventional anglicization: wah ib === Verb === to be forbearing or patient (with r) to be friendly or kindly toward (catenative, with r and following infinitive) to be inclined to do ==== Alternative forms ==== === References === Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 256.14–256.19 Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 54 James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 458.