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noun
A circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Egyptian šn (“shen ring, circuit”), a derivative of šnj (“to be round, to encircle”).
