akh

English

/ɑːk/, /æk/

noun
Definitions
  • In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ (be effective, splendid, useful, be useful effective, papyrus thicket, be useful, be effective useful, effective).

Origin

Egyptian

ꜣḫ

Gloss

be effective, splendid, useful, be useful effective, papyrus thicket, be useful, be effective useful, effective

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