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==Modern Coptic==
==Modern Coptic==
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
Masculine:
* Masculine: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟ</big>''' /''həllo''/ [hl̩ˈlo]
'''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟ</big>''' /''həllo''/ [hl̩ˈlo]
* Femenine: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲱ</big>''' /''həlloː''/ [hl̩ˈloː]
 
* Plural: '''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ</big>''' /''həlloj''/ [hl̩ˈloj]
Femenine:
'''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲱ</big>''' /''həlloː''/ [hl̩ˈloː]
 
Plural:
'''<big>ϩⲗⲗⲟⲓ</big>''' /''həlloj''/ [hl̩ˈloj]
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”).
From Demotic ẖl-ꜥꜣ (“old man”, literally “great Syrian”).
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# old man, elder
# old man, elder
# elderly or senior monk
# elderly or senior monk
[[Category:Modern Coptic terms]]

Revision as of 10:43, 5 July 2024

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