ϩⲉⲗ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϩⲁⲗ (hal) – Lycopolitan
- ⳉⲉⲗ (xel) – Akhmimic
Etymology
From Demotic ẖl (“boy, servant”, literally “Syrian”).
Noun
ϩⲉⲗ • (hel) m or f
- (Fayyumic) slave, servant
- Synonym: ϩⲙ̄ϩⲉⲗ (hm̄hel)
Related terms
- ϩⲙ̄ϩⲉⲗ (hm̄hel, “slave”)
- ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ (hl̄lo, “old man”)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 665
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 277