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Where does “ϣⲁⲓ” come from?

ϣⲁⲓ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ḫꜥ, from Egyptian ḫꜥ, from Egyptian ḫꜥj — to appear; to rise; to shine forth.

ϣⲁⲓ (Coptic): to shine; šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in...

Definitions

  1. to shine; šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in...

Ancestry of “ϣⲁⲓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticḫꜥ—
2Egyptianḫꜥ—
3Egyptianḫꜥjto appear; to rise; to shine forth

Words derived from “ϣⲁⲓ”

  • ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ
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