ⲃⲁⲗ

Coptic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲃⲁⲗ • (bal) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) eye.
    ⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ.
    aifi nnabal ehrai etpe.
    I lifted my eyes to the sky.

Synonyms

References

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