ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲏ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ (paule) – Sahidic
- ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (paulos) – Bohairic
- ⲡⲁⲩⲗ (paul) – Bohairic, Sahidic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos).
Proper noun
ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲏ • (paulē) m
- A male given name, Paul
Descendants
- → Arabic: بولا (bawla, bōla)
References
- Isḥāḳ, Emile Māher. 1975. "The phonetics and phonology of the Boḥairic dialect of Coptic and the Survival of Coptic Word in the Colloquial and Classical Arabic of Egypt and of Coptic Grammatical Constructions in Colloquial Egyptian Arabic". University of Oxford