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Coptic
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