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before suffix pronoun): in (a place), in (time), for (a period of
time), from (a place), with (something), as ("he is as a
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Direct genitive: noun noun=noun "of" noun (Note: noun noun is not always a direct genitive, as in subject object.
( before suffix pronoun): in (a place), in (time), for (a period of
time), from (a place), with (something), as ("he is as a
scribe"="he is a scribe").
: to [towards] (a place), against
(someone), more than.
: of (genitive=noun of
noun) [
=feminine,
=plural], to (dative=to a
person).
(
before suffix pronoun): upon (a place), because of, on account of,
concerning, about.
: by.
: in front of, before (notice,
the f is pronounced before the t).
: like.
: with, and.
: in the presence of.
: after.
The object of a preposition may be an entire sentence: sentence
(for) sentence.
See the Egyptian alphabet to see what sounds the transliteration symbols represent.