ⲃⲁⲗ
Coptic
Etymology
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The eye of Ra
From Demotic bl (“eye”), from Egyptian br (“the two eyes”), bnr (“the eyeballs”).
Noun
ⲃⲁⲗ (bal) m
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) eye
Synonyms
- ⲓⲉⲣ (ier), ⲉⲓⲉⲣ (eier)
- ⲓⲁⲧ (iat), ⲉⲓⲁⲧ (eiat)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN