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serdab

serdab noun: a sealed chamber in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that held the ka statue of a deceased person, having a small slit or hole to allow the soul of the deceased to move about freely.

Noun

serdab (plural serdabs)

  1. A sealed chamber in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that held the ka statue of a deceased person, having a small slit or hole to allow the soul of the deceased to move about freely.

Forms of serdab

pluralserdabs

Origin of serdab

From Arabic سِرْدَاب (sirdāb, “basement”).

Questions about serdab

What does serdab mean?
Serdab means a sealed chamber in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that held the ka statue of a deceased person, having a small slit or hole to allow the soul of the deceased to move about freely.
What part of speech is serdab?
Serdab is a noun.
What is the plural of serdab?
The plural of serdab is serdabs.

Words near serdab in the dictionary

  1. sercon
  2. sercons
  3. Sercquiais
  4. SERD
  5. Serda
  6. serdab
  7. serdabs
  8. serdar
  9. serdars
  10. Serdas
  11. SerDes

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