nb-ꜥnḫ

Egyptian

noun
Definitions
  • dead person who has successfully completed the transition to the afterlife (and so become ‘living’), especially as an epithet for Osiris

Etymology

Affix from Egyptian nb (lord, every, all, sin, possessor, damage) + Egyptian ꜥnḫ (live, life, living, symbol for life).

Origin

Egyptian

ꜥnḫ

Gloss

live, life, living, symbol for life

Concept
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The body

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