ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜣlly (grape, vine), from Egyptian jꜣrrt (grape, vine).[1][2] Compare Old Armenian խաղող (xałoł).[3]

Noun

Egyptian glass grapes

ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ (aloli) m

  1. (Bohairic) grape

Alternative forms

  • ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ (eloole) Sahidic
  • ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲗⲉ (elaale) Akhmimic
  • ⲁⲗⲁⲁⲗⲓ (alaali), ⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ (alali), ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲗⲓ (elaali), ⲓⲗⲁⲗⲓ (ilali) Fayyumic
  • ⲉⲗⲁⲗⲉ (elale) Lycopolitan

References

  1. Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 34
  2. Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 41
  3. de Lagarde, Paul (1877) Armenische Studien (in German), Göttingen: Dieterich, § 960, page 64
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