ⲛⲁⲓ

Coptic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nai̯/

Etymology 1

From Demotic nꜣj, from Late Egyptian nꜣj (“these”)

, from earlier nꜣ (“the aforementioned one”).

Pronoun

ⲛⲁⲓ • (nai)

(Bohairic) these

Etymology 2

From Demotic nꜥ (“to be merciful”), from Egyptian nꜥ (“to have mercy”).

Noun

ⲛⲁⲓ • (nai) m

(Bohairic) mercy

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 103, 105

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