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