ϩⲟⲧⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲟϯ (hoti) — Bohairic
• ϩⲁⲧⲉ (hate) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ⲟⲧⲓ (oti), ⲁⲧⲉ (ate) — Old Coptic

Etymology

Possibly from Egyptian ꜣt (“moment, time, instant”), or Egyptian ḥꜣt (“small unit of time”), or a conflation of the two.

Noun

ϩⲟⲧⲉ • (hote) f

1. (Sahidic) hour, moment

   Synonyms: ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ (ounou), ⲛⲁⲩ (nau), ⲛⲟⲩ (nou)

References

• Marcion Coptic dictionary