ϩⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology
From Demotic pr⁠ẖn (ẖn, “in”), from Egyptian
mXn
n		 nwwpr
 (m ẖnw, “in the interior of, in”).
The prepersonal state is from Demotic (n)-ẖ.ṱ⸗ (“in the body of, in”), from Egyptian
m
 (m, “in”) +
X
t Z1
(ẖt, “body, belly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hən/

Preposition

ϩⲛ • (hn) (prepersonal state ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ⸗)

  1. (Sahidic) in, within, at (a place)
  2. (Sahidic) at, during (a period of time)
  3. (Sahidic) with (instrumental)

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 271, 286
  • Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago‎, volume H̱ (01.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, page 5
  • Lambdin, Thomas Oden (1983) Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 329
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