ⲛⲁⲓ
Coptic
Etymology 1
From Demotic nꜣj, from Late Egyptian nꜣj (“these”)
, from earlier nꜣ (“the aforementioned one”).
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Pronoun
ⲛⲁⲓ (nai)
- (Bohairic) these
Etymology 2
From Demotic nꜥ (“to be merciful”), from Egyptian nꜥ (“to have mercy”).
Noun
ⲛⲁⲓ (nai) m
- (Bohairic) mercy
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103, 105