# serdab

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A sealed chamber in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that held the ka statue of a deceased person, having a small slit or hole to allow the soul of the deceased to move about freely.

## Etymology
From Arabic سِرْدَاب (sirdāb, “basement”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/serdab