ⲅⲁⲣ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάρ (gár).

Conjunction

ⲅⲁⲣ • (gar)

  1. (postpositive, usually second word in a clause) for, because

Old Nubian

Etymology

From Proto-Nubian *gor.

Noun

ⲅⲁⲣ (gar)

  1. side
  2. shore

Derived terms
  • ⲅⲁⲣ-ⲕⲉⲙⲥⲟ- (gar-kemso-, “earth”, literally “four sides”)

Descendants
  • Nobiin: gār

References
  • Browne, Gerald M. (1996) Old Nubian Dictionary, University of Virginia: In Aedibus Peeters, →ISBN, page 25
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