ϩⲗⲗⲁ
Coptic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”). The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁ • (hl̄la) m (plural ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲓ (hl̄lai))
References
edit- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN