ꜥnḫ.s-n-jmn

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥnḫ (“to live”) +‎ .s (“she”) +‎ n (“for”) +‎ jmn (“Amun”), thus literally ‘she lives for Amun’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːnxʔɛs ɛn imɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: ankh.es-en-amen

Proper noun

 f

1. a female given name, Ankhesenamun