serdab

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian سرداب, literally "cold water", which became a loanword in Arabic for "cellar" or sirdab.

Noun

serdab (plural serdabs)

1. A sealed chamber in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that held the ka statue of a deceased individual, having a small slit or hole to allow the soul of the deceased to move about freely.

Anagrams

• ardebs, beards, breads, debars, sabred