jkn

Verb

 * 1)  to scoop out, to scoop up, to draw (water)
 * 2)  to dig up (land)
 * 3)  to dig out (a hole)

Noun

 * 1) cup, scoop, small bowl

Usage notes
Faulkner identifies this word with the later (18th Dynasty) term, but Hoch argues they may not be identical, as they seem to refer to vessels of different sizes; Hoch argues that the latter term is a Semitic loanword rather than Egyptian in origin.

Etymology 2
Wilson suggests this word is a metathesized form of earlier ~, in turn perhaps a development from.

Verb

 * 1)  to seize, to take hold of

Usage notes

 * This abbreviation is chiefly used in dictionaries.