ⲓⲁⲣⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic yr-ꜥꜣ (Nile), from Egyptian jtrw ꜥꜣ (Nile, literally great river), from jtrw (river) + ꜥꜣ (great). By surface analysis, ⲓⲟⲣ (ior, canal) +‎ (o, great).

Pronunciation

  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /jaˈɾoʔ/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /jaˈɾuʔ/, /jæˈɾuʔ/
  • (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈjaro/

Noun

ⲓⲁⲣⲟ • (iarom (plural ⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ (iarōou))

  1. (Bohairic) river

Proper noun

ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ • (ph̀iarom

  1. (Bohairic) the Nile river

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