Contionary:erro

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Modern Coptic

Pronunciation

  • Singular: ⲣⲣⲟ /ərro/ [r̩ˈro]
  • Plural: ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ /ərrow/ [r̩ˈrow]

Etymology

From Demotic pr-ꜥꜣ (“king”), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”).

The initial p has been reanalysed as a masculine singular definite article and omitted.

Noun

ⲡⲣⲣⲟ pErro - m (plural ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩ errow)

  1. king
  2. pharaoh