Maryan Coptic
Alternate forms
- ⲉⲕⲓⲁϩ (ekiah) – Cholevic
- ⲉⲭⲓⲁⳓ (ekʰiaḥ) – Cholevo-Central
Etymology
Inherited from Hebrew אקדח (ekdakh).
- Estimated pronunciation evolution:
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 B.C.E.) IPA: /jikˈʕaħ/
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 B.C.E.) IPA: /jikˈjaħ/
- (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəkˈjaħ/
- (Late Egyptian, c. 800 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəkˈjaħ/
- (Early Demotic, c. 450 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəkˈjaħ/
- (Late Demotic / Old Maryan, c. 100 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəkˈjaħ/
Pronunciation
- (Central) IPA: /əkʰˈjah/, [əkʰˈjäh]
- (Nahlic) IPA: [əcʰˈjæç]
- (Thebian) IPA: [ʔəkʰˈjaħ]
Noun
ⲉⲭⲓⲁϩ (ekʰiah) m.
- gun, pistol