ankh
English
/æŋk/, /ɑŋk/
noun
Definitions
- A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- tau cross
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian ꜥnḫ (live, life, living, symbol for life).
Origin
Egyptian
ꜥnḫ
Gloss
live, life, living, symbol for life
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
生
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anj Spanish, Castilian
- mr.s-ꜥnḫ Egyptian
- nb-ꜥnḫ Egyptian
- snb.t ꜥnḫ.t Egyptian
- sꜥnḫ Egyptian
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn Egyptian
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw Egyptian
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn Egyptian
- ḏj ꜥnḫ Egyptian
- ḏj ꜥnḫ ḏd wꜣs Egyptian
- ḫt n ꜥnḫ Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ ḏt Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ.s-n-jmn Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ.tj Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt Egyptian
- ⲁⲛⲁϣ Coptic
- ⲁⲛⲁⳉ Coptic
- ꜥnḫ Demotic