ϩⲗⲗⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”). The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /həlˈlaʔ/

Noun

ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁ • (hl̄la) m (plural ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲓ (hl̄lai))

  1. (Fayyumic) old man, elder
  2. (Fayyumic) elderly or senior monk

References

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