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shen ring

shen ring noun: a circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.

Noun

shen ring (plural shen rings)

  1. A circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.
    • In its elongated form, the shen ring became the cartouche which enclosed and protected a royal name.

Forms of shen ring

pluralshen rings

Origin of shen ring

Borrowed from Egyptian šn (“shen ring, circuit”), a derivative of šnj (“to be round, to encircle”).

Questions about shen ring

What does shen ring mean?
Shen ring means a circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.
What part of speech is shen ring?
Shen ring is a noun.
What is the plural of shen ring?
The plural of shen ring is shen rings.

Words near shen ring in the dictionary

  1. shemozzling
  2. Shemu
  3. Shemwell
  4. Shemwells
  5. shen
  6. shen ring
  7. shen rings
  8. Shen-hsi
  9. Shen-Kan-Ning
  10. Shen-nung-chia
  11. Shen-yang

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