ankhn.

Brit.

/aŋk/, U.S.

/ɑŋk/

Inflections: Plural ankhs, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– anch, 1800s– ank, 1800s– ankh.

Origin: A borrowing from ancient Egyptian. Etymon: ancient Egyptian ʿnḫ.

Etymology: < ancient Egyptian ʿnḫ life, soul (sometimes formerly, especially in the 19th cent., transcribed as ānχ).

A figure or object resembling a cross with a loop in place of the upper vertical arm; the symbol ☥. Cf. crux ansata at crux n. 1, tau n. 1b.The ankh is the character for ‘life’ in hieroglyphic writing and was used widely in ancient Egyptian art as a symbol of life.

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society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > ankh

tau1785

crux ansata1841

ankh1861

ansata1868

1861 E. A. Beaufort Egyptian Sepulchres & Syrian Shrines I. v. 99 Horus..wears the royal head-dress, and holds the anch, the sign of pure life, in his hand.

1870 T. Nichols Handy-bk. Brit. Museum ii. 65 We may observe the representations of Pasht,..Bubastis, or Diana... She almost invariably..grasps in one hand the ankh, an emblem of life.

1910 A. Churchward Signs & Symb. Primord. Man xix. 409 The cross on the church of Amba Derho is a form of the Ank-cross.

1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net (1989) i. 14 The margins were dotted with ankh symbols.

2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment vii. 105 She wore black jeans and a small ankh round her neck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	ankh
释义	ankhn. Brit. /aŋk/, U.S. /ɑŋk/ Inflections: Plural ankhs, unchanged. Forms: 1800s– anch, 1800s– ank, 1800s– ankh. Origin: A borrowing from ancient Egyptian. Etymon: ancient Egyptian ʿnḫ. Etymology: < ancient Egyptian ʿnḫ life, soul (sometimes formerly, especially in the 19th cent., transcribed as ānχ). A figure or object resembling a cross with a loop in place of the upper vertical arm; the symbol ☥. Cf. crux ansata at crux n. 1, tau n. 1b.The ankh is the character for ‘life’ in hieroglyphic writing and was used widely in ancient Egyptian art as a symbol of life. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > ankh tau1785 crux ansata1841 ankh1861 ansata1868 1861 E. A. Beaufort Egyptian Sepulchres & Syrian Shrines I. v. 99 Horus..wears the royal head-dress, and holds the anch, the sign of pure life, in his hand. 1870 T. Nichols Handy-bk. Brit. Museum ii. 65 We may observe the representations of Pasht,..Bubastis, or Diana... She almost invariably..grasps in one hand the ankh, an emblem of life. 1910 A. Churchward Signs & Symb. Primord. Man xix. 409 The cross on the church of Amba Derho is a form of the Ank-cross. 1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net (1989) i. 14 The margins were dotted with ankh symbols. 2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment vii. 105 She wore black jeans and a small ankh round her neck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1861
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