ⲣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠ (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), from Egyptian

(rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).

Noun

ⲣⲉ • (re) m

  1. (Fayyumic, Old Coptic) the sun

Proper noun

ⲡⲢⲉ • (pRe) m

  1. (Fayyumic, Egyptian mythology) Ra, or Re; the Egyptian god of the sun and the creator of all life.
  2. (Fayyumic) the Sun.

References

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