"ankh" meaning in English

See ankh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /æŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑːŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑŋk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-ankh.ogg Forms: ankhs [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋk, -ɑːŋk, -ɒŋk Etymology: From Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|ꜥnḫ|<hiero>anx-Z1</hiero>|life, to live, symbol for life|tr=ꜥnḫ}} Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ankh (plural ankhs)
  1. 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 Translations (cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top): anch (Afrikaans), ankh (Afrikaans), عَنْخ (ʕanḵ) [masculine] (Arabic), anx (Azerbaijani), creu ansada [feminine] (Catalan), ankh [masculine] (Catalan), T形十字章 (T xíng shízì zhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 生命之符 (shēng mìng zhī fú) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲱⲛϧ (ōnx) (Coptic), anch [masculine] (Czech), nilský kříž [masculine] (Czech), hankekors [neuter] (Danish), ankh (Danish), anĥo (Esperanto), ankh (Finnish), ankh [masculine] (French), ânkh [masculine] (French), ანკხი (anḳxi) (Georgian), Anch (German), ʻānaka (Hawaiian), ankh (Hungarian), アンク (anku) (Japanese), 앙크 (angkeu) (Korean), anch m ankh [masculine] (Polish), ankh [masculine] (Portuguese), анх (anx) [masculine] (Russian), анкх (ankx) [masculine] (Russian), anj [masculine] (Spanish), ankh (Swedish), ankh (Turkish), nil'in anahtarı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ankh-en-noun-WtSjvKSZ Categories (other): Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top': 90 10
  2. A tau cross. Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt, Crosses, Wicca
    Sense id: en-ankh-en-noun-7ExPxPDs Disambiguation of Ancient Egypt: 32 68 Disambiguation of Crosses: 31 69 Disambiguation of Wicca: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: onch Related terms: ☥, 𓋹

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Ancient Egypt",
    "en:Crosses",
    "en:Wicca"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "ꜥnḫ",
        "4": "<hiero>anx-Z1</hiero>",
        "5": "life, to live, symbol for life",
        "tr": "ꜥnḫ"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ankhs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ankh (plural ankhs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "☥"
    },
    {
      "word": "𓋹"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, Mira Bartok, Christine Ronan, Ancient Egypt and Nubia, page 11:",
          "text": "On temple wall paintings, the ankh is often seen being carried by gods who hold it up to the nose of the pharaoh. This gesture symbolizes the offering of the \"breath of life\" or eternity. Sometimes the pharaoh is also depicted with a stream of water in the form of ankhs being poured over him during a purification ritual.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Anna Franklin, Paul Mason, Lammas: Celebrating Fruits of the First Harvest, page 245:",
          "text": "The ankh combines the male and female sexual symbols: a female oval surmounting a male cross. It was also called the Key of the Nile, and was said to represent the sacred marriage between the God and Goddess which took place each year at the source of the Nile before the river flooded. Egyptians regarded the ankh as a universal life charm.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Gordon Strong, Windleroot, page 125:",
          "text": "Now, the ankh that Thoth always held hovered in the air between Sekhmet and the Magus, and both fixed their gaze upon it.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ],
        [
          "hieroglyph",
          "hieroglyph"
        ],
        [
          "triliteral",
          "triliteral"
        ],
        [
          "ꜥnḫ",
          "ꜥnḫ#Egyptian"
        ],
        [
          "amulet",
          "amulet"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ansate cross"
        },
        {
          "word": "crux ansata"
        },
        {
          "word": "Egyptian cross"
        },
        {
          "word": "tau"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A tau cross."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tau",
          "tau"
        ],
        [
          "cross",
          "cross#Noun"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋk"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːŋk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/æŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/En-us-ankh.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒŋk"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "onch"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "anch"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕanḵ",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عَنْخ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "anx"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "creu ansada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "T xíng shízì zhāng",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "T形十字章"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēng mìng zhī fú",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "生命之符"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "ōnx",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ⲱⲛϧ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anch"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nilský kříž"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hankekors"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "anĥo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ânkh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "anḳxi",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ანკხი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "Anch"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ʻānaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "anku",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "アンク"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "angkeu",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "앙크"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anch m ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "anx",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анх"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ankx",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анкх"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "ankh"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top",
      "word": "nil'in anahtarı"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ankh"
  ],
  "word": "ankh"
}

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