Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ꜣkr. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ꜣkr, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ꜣkr in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ꜣkr you have here. The definition of the word
ꜣkr will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ꜣkr, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Egyptian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
- Aker, the Egyptian god of the earth and the horizon
- the earth (in parallel to the atmosphere šw, as a location traversed by the dead king)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣkr
Noun
m
- (usually in the plural) one of many gods representing forces of the earth, often imagined as serpents
Inflection
Declension of ꜣkr (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣkr
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 22.6–22.7
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 6
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 291–292.
