Contionary:erro: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:45, 5 July 2024

From Demotic pr-ꜥꜣ (“king”), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”).

The initial p has been reanalysed as a masculine singular definite article and omitted.

ⲡⲣⲣⲟ pErro - m (plural ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ errow)

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 ==Modern Coptic==
 ===Pronunciation===
-* Masculine: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟ</big>''' /''həllo''/ [hl̩ˈlo]
+* Singular: '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟ</big>''' /''ərro''/ [r̩ˈro]
-* Femenine: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲱ</big>''' /''həlloː''/ [hl̩ˈloː]
+* Plural: '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ</big>''' /''ərrow''/ [r̩ˈrow]
-* Plural: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ</big>''' /''həlloj''/ [hl̩ˈloj]
 ===Etymology===
-From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”).
+From Demotic pr-ꜥꜣ (“king”), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”).
-The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).
+The initial p has been reanalysed as a masculine singular definite article and omitted.
 ===Noun===
-'''<big>ⲡⲗⲗⲟ~ⲧⲗⲗⲱ</big>''' pEllo~tElloo - m~f (plural '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ</big>''' helloj)
+'''<big>ⲡⲣⲣⲟ</big>''' pErro - m (plural '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ</big>''' errow)
-# old man, elder
+# king
-# elderly or senior monk
+# pharaoh
 [[Category:Modern Coptic terms]]