ⲁⲙⲁ
Coptic
Etymology
ּBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá), from Aramaic אִמָּא (ʾimmā, “mother”).
Noun
ⲁⲙⲁ • (ama) f (plural ⲁⲙⲁ (ama))
- (Sahidic) female equivalent of ⲁⲡⲁ (apa) (a title used for female clergy or saints in the Coptic Church)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 13
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11