Maryan Coptic
Alternate forms
- Ⲁⲫⲉⲓ (Apʰei) – Nahlic, Thebian
- Ⲁⲡⲁⲓ (Apai) – Cholevic
Etymology
Reconstructed from Egyptian ḥꜥpj.
- Estimated pronunciation evolution:
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħuʕˈpij/
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħujˈpij/
- (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħəʔˈpej/
- (Late Egyptian, c. 800 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħəˈpej/
- (Early Demotic, c. 450 B.C.E.) IPA: /ħəˈpeːj/
- (Late Demotic / Old Maryan, c. 100 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəħˈpeːj/
Pronunciation
- IPA: /aˈpʰeːɪ/, [äˈpʰeˑɪ̯]
Proper noun
Ⲁⲫⲏⲓ (Apʰēi) m.
- Hapi, an Egyptian god