ꜥnḫ.s-n-jmn

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥnḫ (“to live”) +‎ .s (“she”) +‎ n (“for”) +‎ jmn (“Amun”), thus literally ‘she lives for Amun’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑːnxʔɛs ɛn imɛn/
    • Conventional anglicization: ankh.es-en-amen

Proper noun

 f

  1. a female given name, Ankhesenamun
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