ⲓⲁⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

The eye of Ra

ⲉⲓⲁⲧ (eiat) – Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic jrt (“eye”), from Egyptian

(jrt, “eye”).

Noun

ⲓⲁⲧ • (iat) f

(Bohairic) eye

Synonyms

ⲃⲁⲗ (bal)
ⲓⲉⲣ (ier), ⲉⲓⲉⲣ (eier)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 44
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 73

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