ⲁⲣⲉϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ḥrḥ (to protect), likely from Egyptian ḥrḥr (to guard).

Verb

ⲁⲣⲉϩ • (areh)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) to keep, to guard
  2. (Bohairic) to study, to learn

Conjugation

Noun

ⲁⲣⲉϩ • (arehm

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) watch, guard

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 296
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 707
  • Westendorf, Wolfhart (1977) Koptisches Handwörterbuch, page 569