ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (hꜥleṱ), from ⁠⁠⁠ (ḥl, “to fly”) from Egyptian

(ḥrj, “to become distant, to fly off”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */haˈleːt/

Noun

ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ • (halēt) m (plural (B) ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ (halati) or (S) ϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ (halaate) or (A) ϩⲁⲗⲉⲉⲧⲉ (haleete) or (F) ϩⲁⲗⲉϯ (haleti))

  1. bird
  2. hen

References

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