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akhs

akhs is the plural of akh.

Meaning of akh

Noun (1)

akh (plural 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.1948, Henri Frankfort, Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern Religion as the Integration of Society and Nature, page 64

Noun (2)

akh (plural akhs)

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

Questions about akhs

What is akhs the plural of?
Akhs is the plural of akh.

Words near akhs in the dictionary

  1. akhoonds
  2. Akhoury
  3. Akhouryan
  4. akhrot
  5. akhrots
  6. akhs
  7. Akhtar
  8. Akhtars
  9. akhtenskite
  10. akhtenskites
  11. Akhter

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