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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Ankh.svg/220px-Ankh.svg.png)
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Coptic ⲱⲛϧ (ōnĥ), from Egyptian
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(ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒŋk/, /ˈɒŋx/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑŋk/
Noun
[edit]onch (plural onchs)
- The concept of life according to Egyptian religion
- A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- Synonyms: ansate cross, crux ansata, Egyptian cross, tau
- A tau cross.
Translations
[edit]ankh — see ankh
See also
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