ϣⲁ

ϣⲁ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic šꜥ (“as far as”), from Egyptian r-šꜣꜥ (“as far as”), cf. also šꜣꜥ-r.

Preposition

ϣⲁ (ša)

1. to, toward

   Ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϣⲁ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ- 14 ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ . ― Jōou niben isjen Abraam ša Dauid- 14 njōou . ― So all generations from Abraham to David- 14 generations.

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN