ⲣⲉ
Coptic
In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside a cobra resting on his head.
Alternative forms
- ⲣⲏ (rē) – Sahidic, Bohairic
- ⲣⲉⲓ (rei) – Akhmimic
- ⲣⲓ (ri) – Akhmimic
Etymology
From Demotic 
(rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), from Egyptian
(rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).
(rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), from Egyptian
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Noun
ⲣⲉ • (re) m
- (Fayyumic, Old Coptic) the sun
Proper noun
ⲡⲢⲉ • (pRe) m
- (Fayyumic) Ra, or Re; the Egyptian god of the sun and the creator of all life.
- (Fayyumic) the Sun.
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 287
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 134