Contionary:hello
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)
- old man, elder
- elderly or senior monk