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(Created page with "==Modern Coptic== ===Pronunciation=== Singular: '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟ</big>''' /''ərro''/ [r̩ˈro] Plural: '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ</big>''' /''ərrow''/ [r̩ˈrow] ===Etymology=== 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. ===Noun=== '''<big>ⲡⲣⲣⲟ</big>''' pErro - m (plural '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ</big>''' errow) # king # pharaoh")
 
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==Modern Coptic==
==Modern Coptic==
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
Singular:
* Masculine: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟ</big>''' /''həllo''/ [hl̩ˈlo]
'''<big>ⲣⲣⲟ</big>''' /''ərro''/ [r̩ˈro]
* Femenine: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲱ</big>''' /''həlloː''/ [hl̩ˈloː]
 
* Plural: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ</big>''' /''həlloj''/ [hl̩ˈloj]
Plural:
'''<big>ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ</big>''' /''ərrow''/ [r̩ˈrow]
 
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Demotic pr-ꜥꜣ (“king”), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”).
From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”).


The initial p has been reanalysed as a masculine singular definite article and omitted.
The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).
===Noun===
===Noun===
'''<big>ⲡⲣⲣⲟ</big>''' pErro - m (plural '''<big>ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ</big>''' errow)
'''<big>ⲡⲗⲗⲟ~ⲧⲗⲗⲱ</big>''' pEllo~tElloo - m~f (plural '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ</big>''' helloj)
# king
# old man, elder
# pharaoh
# elderly or senior monk
 
[[Category:Modern Coptic terms]]

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Modern Coptic

Pronunciation

  • Masculine: ϩⲗⲗⲟ /həllo/ [hl̩ˈlo]
  • Femenine: ϩⲗⲗⲱ /həlloː/ [hl̩ˈloː]
  • Plural: ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ /həlloj/ [hl̩ˈloj]

Etymology

From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”).

The plural derives from Demotic ẖr-ꜥy (“old men, elders”).

Noun

ⲡⲗⲗⲟ~ⲧⲗⲗⲱ pEllo~tElloo - m~f (plural ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ helloj)

  1. old man, elder
  2. elderly or senior monk