ⲁϥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic jwf (“flesh”), from Egyptian



(jwf).

Noun

ⲁϥ • (af) m

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) meat, flesh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Demotic ⁠ (ꜥf, “fly”), from Egyptian ꜥfj (“fly, bee”), from earlier



(ꜥff, “fly”).

Noun

ⲁϥ • (af) m or f (plural ⲁϥ (af))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) fly

References

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