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akh¹

  • /ɑːk/

Rhymes with -ɑːk

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ. Doublet of khu, which derives from an inaccurate older reading of the same word.

noun akhs

  1. In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife. Their abode is heaven; and the Akh, by contrast with the Ba, does not retain any relation to the body.… It is a deceased, a transcendent being, without earthly or material ties; and, as such, it is the most spiritualized of the various concepts of the dead.

akh²

  • /æk/

Rhymes with -æk

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”). Doublet of ock.

noun akhs · akhi

  1. Multicultural London English, slang Brother; a close male friend or associate.

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"akh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/akh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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akh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/akh

Chicago

"akh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/akh.

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@misc{akh_2026,
  title = {akh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/akh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}