ⲁⲙⲁ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"

Coptic

Etymology

ּBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá), from Aramaic אִמָּא (ʾemā, “mother”).

Noun

ⲁⲙⲁ • (ama) f (plural ⲁⲙⲁ (ama))

  1. (Sahidic) female equivalent of ⲁⲡⲁ (apa) (a title used for female clergy or saints in the Coptic Church)

References

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