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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