ϩⲗⲗⲟ

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): /həlˈloʔ/

Noun

ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ • (hl̄lo) m (feminine ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲱ (hl̄lō), plural ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟⲓ (hl̄loi) or ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲓ (hl̄lai) or ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ (hl̄lo))

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

References

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