ⲁϥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

Egyptian sacrificial procession

From Demotic jwf (“flesh”), from Egyptian

(jwf).

Noun

ⲁϥ • (af) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) meat, flesh

Derived terms

• ⲥⲁⲛⲁϥ (sanaf)

Etymology 2

Egyptian jerboal and spectacle fly

From Demotic ⁠ (ꜥf, “fly”), from Egyptian ꜥfj (“fly, bee”), from earlier

(ꜥff, “fly”).

Noun

ⲁϥ • (af) m or f (plural ⲁϥ (af))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) fly

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN