Contionary:ⲭⲁ

Maryan Coptic

Etymology

Noun:

• Reconstructed from Egyptian kꜣ */kuʀ/.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʰaʔ/

Noun

ⲭⲁ (kʰa) m.

1. ka, "life-force"
2. optimism, good spirits
3. (archaic) personality, spirit

Synonyms

• ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ (pneuma, "spirit")

Verb

ⲭⲁ (kʰa)

1. construct state of ⲭⲱ (kʰō)

Derived terms

• ⲭⲁⲑⲏⲩ (kʰatʰēu)