ⲁⲗⲉϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ḥrḥ (to protect), likely from Egyptian ḥrḥr (to guard).

Verb

ⲁⲗⲉϩ (aleh)

  1. (Fayyumic) to keep, to guard
  2. (Fayyumic) to study, to learn

Conjugation

Noun

ⲁⲗⲉϩ (aleh) m

  1. (Fayyumic) watch, guard

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 296
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 707
  • Westendorf, Wolfhart (1977) Koptisches Handwörterbuch, page 569
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