ϩⲉⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲗ (hal) — Lycopolitan
• ⳉⲉⲗ (xel) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ẖl (“boy, servant”, literally “Syrian”).

Noun

ϩⲉⲗ • (hel) m or f

1. (Fayyumic) slave, servant

   Synonym: ϩⲙ̄ϩⲉⲗ (hm̄hel)

Related terms

• ϩⲙ̄ϩⲉⲗ (hm̄hel, “slave”)
• ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ (hl̄lo, “old man”)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 665
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 277