ⲃⲁⲗ

Coptic

Etymology

The eye of Ra

From Demotic bl (“eye”), from Egyptian br (“the two eyes”), bnr (“the eyeballs”).

Noun

ⲃⲁⲗ (bal) m

(Bohairic, Sahidic) eye

Synonyms

ⲓⲉⲣ (ier), ⲉⲓⲉⲣ (eier)
ⲓⲁⲧ (iat), ⲉⲓⲁⲧ (eiat)

References

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

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