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Coptic
Etymology
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) */ˈaʔhə/
Noun
ⲁϩⲓ • (ahi) m
- (Bohairic) lifetime, lifespan
- Synonym: ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (khronos)
Derived terms
- ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲉⲃⲁϩⲓ (metnebahi, “longevity”)
- ⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲓ (metšarahi, “short life”)
- ⲉⲣϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲓ (eršarahi, “be short-lived”)
- ⲉⲣⲁϩⲓ (erahi, “pass life, live”)
- ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲃⲁϩⲓ (ernebahi, “live a long life, be long-lived”)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- TLA lemma no. C284 (ⲁϩⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 24