ⲁϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥḥꜥ (“length of life”), from Egyptian

(ꜥḥꜥw, “timespan, lifetime”).

Noun

ⲁϩⲉ • (ahe) m

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) lifetime, lifespan
    Synonym: ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (khronos)

Derived terms

  • ⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲉ (mntšarahe, “short life”)
  • ⲣϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲉ (ršarahe, “be short-lived”)
  • ⲣⲁϩⲉ (rahe, “pass life, live”)

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • TLA lemma no. C284 (ⲁϩⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 24
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