ꜣkr

Egyptian

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Berber *a-kal (“earth”) (whence Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵛⴰⵍ (acal), Tuareg ăkall, and Tarifit šar).

False cognate of Sumerian 𒀳 (engar, “farmer”), and therefore unrelated to any of its descendants such as Akkadian 𒅅𒅗𒀸 (ikkarum), Hebrew אִיכָּר (ʔikkā́r), Arabic أَكَّار (ʔakkār), etc.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. Aker, the Egyptian god of the earth and the horizon
  2. the earth (in parallel to the atmosphere šw, as a location traversed by the dead king) [Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣkr  




ꜣkr ꜣkr ꜣkr ꜣkr ꜣkr

Noun

 m

  1. (usually in the plural) one of many gods representing forces of the earth, often imagined as serpents

Inflection

Declension of ꜣkr (masculine)
singular ꜣkr
dual ꜣkrwj
plural ꜣkrw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣkr  

ꜣkr ꜣkr

References

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