zꜣy

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈsəːjə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɑiː/
- Conventional anglicization: zay

Proper noun

m./f. topo.

Late Egyptian form of zꜣw (“Saïs”)

Descendants

Demotic: sy
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲁ (sa)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲓ (sai)
→ Akkadian: 𒌷𒊓𒀀𒀀 (^ālusa-a-a /Sāya/)
→ Ancient Greek: Σάϊς (Sáïs)
- Greek: Σάις (Sáis)
- → Latin: Saïs

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