ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

Egyptian birds in a tree

From Demotic hꜥleṱ (“bird”), from ḥl (“to fly”).

Noun

ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ (halēt) f (plural ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ or ϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ)

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) bird
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic) hen

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 280
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