ⲣⲉ

Coptic

In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside a cobra resting on his head.

Alternative forms

• ⲣⲏ (rē) — Sahidic, Bohairic
• ⲣⲉⲓ (rei) — Akhmimic
• ⲣⲓ (ri) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠ (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), from Egyptian (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).

Noun

ⲣⲉ • (re) m

1. (Fayyumic, Old Coptic) the sun

Proper noun

ⲡⲢⲉ • (pRe) m

1. (Fayyumic) Ra, or Re; the Egyptian god of the sun and the creator of all life.
2. (Fayyumic) the Sun.

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 287
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 134