ⲣⲉ

Coptic

In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside a cobra resting on his head.

Alternative forms

ⲣⲏ (rē) — Sahidic, Bohairic
ⲣⲉⲓ (rei) — Akhmimic
ⲣⲓ (ri) — Akhmimic

Etymology

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

(rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).

Noun

ⲣⲉ • (re) m

(Fayyumic, Old Coptic) the sun

Proper noun

ⲡⲢⲉ • (pRe) m

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

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 287
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 134

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