ϩⲗⲗⲟ
Coptic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”). The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ • (hl̄lo) m (feminine ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲱ (hl̄lō), plural ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟⲓ (hl̄loi) or ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲓ (hl̄lai) or ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ (hl̄lo))
- (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) old man, elder
- (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) elderly or senior monk
References edit
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN