Contionary:ⲁϩϭⲱ
Maryan Coptic
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic حكاية (ḥikāya).
- Estimated pronunciation evolution:
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħiˈkʰaːjat/
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħiˈkʰaːjaʔ/
- (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħəˈkʰaːʔəʔ/
- (Late Egyptian, c. 800 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħəˈkʰoːʔ/
- (Early Demotic, c. 450 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħəˈkʰoːʔ/
- (Late Demotic / Old Maryan, c. 100 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəħˈcʰoːʔ/
Pronunciation
- (Central) IPA: /ahˈt͡ʃʰoː/
- (Nahlic) IPA: [æ̈çˈt͡ʃʰɑː]
- (Cholevic) IPA: [ɐʔˈco̞ː]
- (Thebian) IPA: [ahˈt͡ʃʰɔːʔ]
Noun
ⲁϩϭⲱ (ahcʰō) f.
- history, story
Synonyms
- ϣϥⲱ (šfō)