ϩⲓⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϩⲓⲏ (hiē) — Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

Unknown. Černý rejects the proposed derivation from Egyptian ḥrt.

Noun

ϩⲓⲁ • (hia) f (plural ϩⲓⲁⲩⲓ (hiaui))

(Fayyumic) road, way, path
Synonyms: (Akhmimic) ⳉⲟ (xo), (Bohairic, and less commonly in other dialects) ⲙⲱⲓⲧ (mōit)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 646
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 272
Lambdin, Thomas Oden (1983) Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 4

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