nb-ꜥnḫ

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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nb (lord, possessor) +‎ ꜥnḫ (life) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘possessor of life’.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nbanxn
x

 m

  1. dead person who has successfully completed the transition to the afterlife (and so become ‘living’), especially as an epithet for Osiris
  2. epithet for various gods

Inflection

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Noun

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nbanxn
x
Q6

 m

  1. sarcophagus

Inflection

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