ⲣⲏ

Coptic

The Sun.
In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside a cobra resting on his head.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic rꜥ (“sun, Ra”), from Egyptian
r
a		 N5
Z1		 C2
 (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”).

Noun

ⲣⲏ (rē) m

r
a		 hrw
Z1
  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Old Coptic) a sun

Proper noun

ⲫⲢⲏ (phRē) m

r
a		 N5
Z1		 C2
  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) the Sun.
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Ra, or Re; the Egyptian sun god and the creator of all life.

Descendants

  • → English: Re

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 287
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 134
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