ϩⲱⲗ

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Coptic

Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national tutelary deity. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt.

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḥr (Horus), from Egyptian
G5
(ḥr, Horus).

Proper noun

ϩⲱⲗ (hōlm

  1. (Fayyumic) Horus, the Egyptian god of kingship and the sky
  2. a male given name

Etymology 2

From Demotic w-Y1P5lḥ-2 (ḥl, to fly), from Egyptian
Hr
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N31
(ḥrj, to be(come) far, to fly off).

Pronunciation

Verb

ϩⲱⲗ (hōl) (stative ϩⲏⲗ)

  1. (intransitive, Sahidic, Akhmimic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) to fly
    • Revelation 12
      ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲟϥ.
      Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
  2. (intransitive, Bohairic, Fayyumic) to go
Conjugation

Though the tables below show the expected conjugation with the infinitive as root, in fact for this verb the infinitive is never used with durative sentences (which must instead take the stative).

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