ꜣḫ

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See also: ꜣḥ

Egyptian

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Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage Ax
Gardiner 1927 ꜣḫ
Erman & Grapow 1926 ꜣḫ
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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  • (noun meaning ‘akh’): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʀiːχuw//ˈʀiːχuw//ˈʔiːχə//ˈʔiːχ/
 

Noun

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AxZ1
H_SPACE

 m

  1. akh
  2. ghost, spectre, spirit of the dead interfering with the living
  3. Used as an epithet for certain lesser gods and demons [Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲓϧ (ix, demon)
  • English: akh

Noun

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AxZ1
H_SPACE

 m

  1. the state of being an akh or qualities pertaining to that state: spiritual power or dignity
    • c. 1458 BCE, Biography of Ineni inscribed on a memorial stele in his tomb in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, line 20:[1]
      r
      n
      fnfrmr
      Z1
      anxwZ2ss
      H_SPACE
      sxAtA2fH_SPACE
      x
      AxY1
      f
      nD&t&N17
      rn.f nfr m r(ꜣ) ꜥnḫw sḫꜣt.f ꜣḫ.f n ḏt
      His good name will be in the mouths of the living; his memory and his spiritual completeness are for eternity.
  2. mental faculty or skill

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Verb

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Axx
H_SPACE

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) effective, to be(come) useful
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) splendid, radiant, glorious
  3. (intransitive) to be(come) an akh

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Coptic: ⲁϧ (ax) (used as a magical name in DM 9,5)[2]

Noun

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Ax
H_SPACE
M15

 m

  1. thicket of papyrus

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Sethe, Kurt, Helck, Wolfgang (1906–1958) Urkunden des ägyptischen Altertums IV: Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Leipzig/Berlin: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, pages 62.7–62.8
  2. ^ Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 21