ϩⲟⲧⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ḥṯj (moment, time), perhaps from Egyptian

(ḥꜣt, small unit of time).

Noun

ϩⲟⲧⲉ • (hotef

  1. (Sahidic) hour, moment
    Synonyms: ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ (ounou), ⲛⲁⲩ (nau), ⲛⲟⲩ (nou)

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939), A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 721b
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 299
  • TLA lemma no. C6909 (ϩⲟⲧⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]