ⲁϩⲓ

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Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥḥꜥ (length of life), from Egyptian
aaHawhrw
N23
(ꜥḥꜥw, timespan, lifetime).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) */ˈaʔhə/

Noun

ⲁϩⲓ (ahim

  1. (Bohairic) lifetime, lifespan
    Synonym: ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (khronos)

Derived terms

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