shawabti
[ shuh-wab-tee ]
/ ʃəˈwæb ti /
noun
a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
Also
ushabti.
Origin of shawabti
1920–25; < Egyptian
šwʾbt(y), later known as
wšbty literally, answerer; perhaps derivative of
šw'b kind of wood
Words nearby shawabti
shaving soap,
shavuot,
shavuoth,
shaw,
shaw, george bernard,
shawabti,
shawarma,
shawinigan,
shawinigan-sud,
shawl,
shawl collar