ⲣⲣⲱ

Coptic

Etymology

Pharaoh queen

From Demotic pr-ꜥꜣt (“queen”), feminine of pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ + -t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ərˈroːʔ/

Noun

ⲣ̄ⲣⲱ • (r̄rō) f (plural ⲣ̄ⲣⲱⲟⲩ (r̄rōou))

1. (Sahidic) queen

Coordinate terms

• ⲣ̄ⲣⲟ (r̄ro, “king”)

References

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