ⲁⲣⲉϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

ⲁⲣⲉϩ (areh)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) to keep, to guard
  2. (Bohairic) to study, to learn

Conjugation

Noun

ⲁⲣⲉϩ (areh) m

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) 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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