ⲗⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic rꜣ (“mouth, door”), from Egyptian rꜣ, r(ꜣ) (“mouth, door, opening”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laʔ/

Noun

ⲗⲁ (la) m (nominal state ⲗⲉ, pronominal state ⲗⲱ, plural ⲗⲱⲟⲩ)

  1. (Fayyumic) mouth
  2. (Fayyumic) door, entrance, gate
  3. (Fayyumic) opening

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