ⲁϩⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲁϩⲉ (ahe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ⲉϩⲓ (ehi) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥḥꜥ (“length of life”), from Egyptian (ꜥḥꜥw, “timespan, lifetime”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) */ˈaʔhə/

Noun

ⲁϩⲓ • (ahi) m

1. (Bohairic) lifetime, lifespan

   Synonym: ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (khronos)

Derived terms

• ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲉⲃⲁϩⲓ (metnebahi, “longevity”)
• ⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲓ (metšarahi, “short life”)
• ⲉⲣϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲓ (eršarahi, “be short-lived”)
• ⲉⲣⲁϩⲓ (erahi, “pass life, live”)
• ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲃⲁϩⲓ (ernebahi, “live a long life, be long-lived”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• TLA lemma no. C284 (ⲁϩⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 24