ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ
Coptic
Etymology
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Egyptian birds in a tree
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈleːt/
Noun
ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ • (halēt) f (plural ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ (halati) or ϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ (halaate))
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) bird
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) hen
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 280