ϣⲗⲏⲗ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic šll (to pray), from Late Egyptian šrr (to shout). By surface analysis, ⲱϣ (ōš) +‎ ⲗⲏⲗ (lēl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʔəʃ.ˈleːl/, /ʃleːl/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /ʔaʃ.ˈlal/, /ʃlal/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ʔeʃ.ˈlil/
  • IPA(key): (Sahidic) /ʃlɛːl/

Verb

ϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ • (š̀lēl)

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) pray

Conjugation

References

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