ⲃⲁⲗ

Coptic

Etymology
The eye of Ra

From Demotic bl (“eye”), from Egyptian br (“the two eyes”), bnr (“the eyeballs”).

Noun

ⲃⲁⲗ • (bal) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) eye

Synonyms

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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