Contionary:ⲉⲃϭⲱⲛ

Maryan Coptic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic بركان (burkān).

• Estimated pronunciation evolution:
  • (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 B.C.E.) IPA: /buɾˈkʰaːnuw/
  • (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 B.C.E.) IPA: /buʔˈkʰaːnuw/
  • (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 B.C.E.) IPA: /bəʔˈkʰaːnəʔ/
  • (Late Egyptian, c. 800 B.C.E.) IPA: /βəˈkʰoːn/
  • (Early Demotic, c. 450 B.C.E.) IPA: /βəˈkʰoːn/
  • (Late Demotic / Old Maryan, c. 100 B.C.E.) IPA: /ʔəβˈcʰoːn/

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA: /əβˈt͡ʃʰoːn/, [əɸˈt͡ʃʰoːn]
• (Nahlic) IPA: [əfˈt͡ʃʰɑ̃ˑn]
• (Cholevic) IPA: [əβ̥ˈco̞ːn]
• (Thebian) IPA: [əpˈt͡ʃʰɔːn]

Noun

ⲉⲃϭⲱⲛ (ebcʰōn) m.

1. volcano