Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "Karnak" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF KARNAK

Karnak  [ˈkɑːnæk] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KARNAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Karnak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KARNAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Karnak

Karnak

The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 kilometres north of Luxor.

Definition of Karnak in the English dictionary

The definition of Karnak in the dictionary is a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: site of the N part of the ruins of ancient Thebes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KARNAK


almanac
ˈɔːlməˌnæk
almanack
ˈɔːlmənæk
Carnac
ˈkɑːnæk
Kanak
kəˈnæk
knack
næk
knick-knack
ˈnɪkˌnæk
linac
ˈlɪnæk
nick-nack
ˈnɪkˌnæk
Pasternak
ˈpæstəˌnæk
poonac
ˈpuːnæk
Sassenach
ˈsæsəˌnæk
snack
snæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KARNAK

Karl-Marx-Stadt
Karloff
Karlovy Vary
Karlsbad
Karlskrona
Karlsruhe
karma
Karmapa
Karmapa Lama
karmic
Karnatak music
Karnataka
karo
Karoo
karoro
karoshi
kaross
Karpov

WORDS THAT END LIKE KARNAK

banak
brak
break
freak
gak
Guru Nanak
Irak
jak
kayak
Nanak
oak
outbreak
Pak
peak
Slovak
soak
speak
steak
tilak
weak

Synonyms and antonyms of Karnak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Karnak» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF KARNAK

Find out the translation of Karnak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Karnak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Karnak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡纳克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Karnak
570 millions of speakers

English

Karnak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Karnak
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكرنك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Карнакский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Karnak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্নাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Karnak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karnak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Karnak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルナック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카르 나크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karnak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Karnak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கர்நக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्णक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karnak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Karnak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Karnak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Карнакський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Karnak
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Καρνάκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Karnak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Karnak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Karnak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Karnak

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KARNAK»

The term «Karnak» is regularly used and occupies the 67.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
69
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Karnak» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Karnak
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Karnak».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KARNAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Karnak» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Karnak» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Karnak

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KARNAK»

Discover the use of Karnak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Karnak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak
A look at the iconography of one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic kings
Lise Manniche, 2010
2
Karnak: Evolution of a Temple
Amer, A.(1985) 'Reflections onthereign of Ramesses VI',JEA 71: 66–70. —— ( 1999) The Gateway ofRamesses IX in the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Warminster : Aris & Phillips. Arnold, D. (1999) Temples of the Last Pharaohs, Oxford: Oxford ...
Elizabeth Blyth, 2006
3
Karnak Cafe
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Naguib Mahfouz, 2011
4
Architecture, Power, and Religion: Hatshepsut, Amun & Karnak ...
This book explores the fundamental question of the origins and nature of monumental religious architecture.
David Warburton, 2012
5
Temple of Karnak: The Majestic Architecture of Ancient Kemet
Nevertheless, now for a better experience of the Temple of Karnak, one needs to understand the archaeological history surrounding the site, as modern scholarship sought to unveil the mysteries that had lain hidden for so long. This may ...
Frederick Monderson, 2007
6
Akhenaten's Sed-Festival at Karnak
Scenes of Akhenaten's Sed-festival were depicted on the walls of his temple at Karnak, and this volume makes available the hitherto unpublished record, with an analysis of Sed-festival scenes carved on the blocks known as the Akhenaten ...
Jocelyn Gohary, 1992
7
Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations
Sekhmet, the lion-headed female Goddess, one of the oldest, most powerful deities known to the human race, resides within a small temple enclosure she shares with her consort Ptah on the periphery of the Karnak Temple complex. She has ...
Karen Tate, 2006
8
The Temples of Karnak
More than 700 photographs and line illustrations documenting the ancient Egyptian temples of Karnak • A magnificent excursion that explores the monuments, ruins, statues, and bas-reliefs from the ancient and highly developed civilization ...
R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, Georges de Miré, Valentine de Miré, 1999
9
The Jewel Fish of Karnak
'Jackal and Ibis are not very clever and ignore the Cat Pharaoh's words, taking a few extra treasures for themselves . . . and disaster follows!Complete with hieroglyphics, sparkling jewels and an ingenious mechanical device built into the ...
‎2011
10
Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Midcontinental and ...
in Missouri which contain material similar to Karnak Unstemmed, such as the Booth Site (cf. Klippel 1969:9-13, Figs. 3-5). The Se- dalia and Nebo Hill reduction strategies at this site resulted in miniature lanceolate points that compare rather ...
Noel D. Justice, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KARNAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Karnak is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Secret Wars Battle Report, Week Eleven - Bam Smack Pow
What happened: While Karnak and the 1602 Matt Murdock lose their battle defending The Quiet Room from Medusa's soldiers, the Inhuman ... «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jul 15»
2
'Inhumans' Movie Cast Officially Announced? 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D …
... that could be included in the "Inhumans" movie cast. The list include characters such as Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Karnak, Gorgon, Triton, ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
3
Central Vipers aiming for more upsets in national premiership this year
... William Schuster, Iese Mulitalo, Richard Gillies, Tione Hubbard, Karnak Heremia, David Neho, Boy Waaka, Matt Murtha (Hawke's Bay). - Stuff. «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
4
Hollywood and the Whitewashing of History - Counterpunch
Nor did they construct anything as large as the Pyramids at Giza (2500 BC) or Karnak Temple, which lies further south at Thebes (3200 BC). «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
5
Italian Consulate bombing hits home for Cairo, Rome
It is possible that a number have been attempted already and were fumbled, such as the attempted Karnak attack June 10, where three men ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Egyptians granted free admission to archaeological sites on Eid al …
... west bank sites of the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Valley of the Kings along with Luxor and Karnak Temples on the city's east bank. «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
7
Hathcock History: Sea beans in history… and a game called 'waurie'
... of years ago in Egypt, where boards have been found carved into the stone of the pyramid of Cheops and the temples at Luxor and Karnak. «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
8
Waterfalls, Caves, and Lakes — 50 Hidden Gems Across America
Tunnel Hill State Trail extends 45 miles from Harrisburg to Karnak across wooden trestles and across the Trail of Tears. Indiana. Turkey Run ... «Yahoo Travel, Jul 15»
9
Crystal Returns In All-New Inhumans #1 By Charles Soule And …
Uncanny Inhumans, Karnak, Ms Marvel and now… All-New Inhumans. Did this one make it out at Comic Con or in solicitations? I don't think it ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
10
Egyptians granted free admission to archaeological sites on Eid al-Fitr
... west bank sites of the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Valley of the Kings along with Luxor and Karnak Temples on the city's east bank. «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Karnak [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/karnak>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z