ⲁϩⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

(ꜥḥꜥw, “timespan, lifetime”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) */ˈaʔhə/

Noun

ⲁϩⲓ • (ahi) m

  1. (Bohairic) lifetime, lifespan
    Synonym: ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (khronos)

Derived terms

  • ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲉⲃⲁϩⲓ (metnebahi, “longevity”)
  • ⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲓ (metšarahi, “short life”)
  • ⲉⲣϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲓ (eršarahi, “be short-lived”)
  • ⲉⲣⲁϩⲓ (erahi, “pass life, live”)
  • ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲃⲁϩⲓ (ernebahi, “live a long life, be long-lived”)

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • TLA lemma no. C284 (ⲁϩⲓ), 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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