ⲁⲙⲁ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"

Coptic

Etymology

ּBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá), from Aramaic אִמָּא (ʾemā, “mother”).

Noun

ⲁⲙⲁ • (ama) f (plural ⲁⲙⲁ (ama))

1. (Sahidic) female equivalent of ⲁⲡⲁ (apa) (a title used for female clergy or saints in the Coptic Church)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 13
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11