ϩⲟ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϩⲁ (ha) – Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Oxyrhynchite
- ϩⲱ (hō) – Sahidic, Akhmimic
Etymology
From Demotic ḥr (“face”).
Noun
ϩⲟ • (ho) m (plural *ϩⲣⲏⲟⲩ)
- (Bohairic) face
- (Bohairic) surface, side, edge
- (Bohairic) page
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 286
- Monir Barsoum (1961), ϣⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ, Cairo