ⲁⲁϥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic jwf (“flesh”), from Egyptian jwf.



Noun

ⲁⲁϥ • (aaf) m

  1. (Sahidic, Fayyumic) meat, flesh
Derived terms
  • ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲁϥ (sanaaf)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ⲁⲁϥ • (aaf) m or f (plural ⲁⲁϥ (aaf))

  1. (Sahidic, Fayyumic) fly

References

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