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Etymology edit

From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (old man, literally great Syrian). The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (old men, elders).

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Noun edit

ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ (hl̄lom (feminine ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲱ (hl̄lō), plural ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟⲓ (hl̄loi) or ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲓ (hl̄lai) or ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ (hl̄lo))

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) old man, elder
  2. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) elderly or senior monk

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