akh

noun, often capitalized
\ ˈäk\
plural -s

Definition of akh

Egyptian religion
: the spirit of a deceased person conceived as gloriously transfigured so as to reflect the deeds of the person in life

First Known Use of akh

1898, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for akh

alternate transliteration of Egyptian ʾ̹ḫ(w)

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