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Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”). The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁ • (hl̄la) m (plural ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲓ (hl̄lai))
- (Fayyumic) old man, elder
- (Fayyumic) elderly or senior monk
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