akh

Meaning

Noun

  • In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
  • Brother; a close male friend or associate.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ.
  • Borrowed from Arabic أَخ ("brother").

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