ⲁⲁϥ

ⲁⲁϥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

Egyptian sacrificial procession

From Demotic jwf (“flesh”), from Egyptian jwf.

Noun

ⲁⲁϥ • (aaf) m

1. (Sahidic, Fayyumic) meat, flesh

Derived terms

• ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲁϥ (sanaaf)

Etymology 2

Egyptian jerboal and spectacle fly

From Demotic ꜥf (“fly”), from Egyptian ꜥfj (“fly, bee”), from earlier ꜥff (“fly”).

Noun

ⲁⲁϥ • (aaf) m or f (plural ⲁⲁϥ (aaf))

1. (Sahidic, Fayyumic) fly

References

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