ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre) — Sahidic
• ϩⲣⲏⲣⲓ (hrēri) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic (ḥrry, “flower”), from Egyptian (ḥrrt, “flower”).

Noun

ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ • (hlēri) f

1. (Fayyumic) flower

Descendants

• →? Proto-Albanian: *lulā
  • Albanian: lule
    • >? Greek: λουλούδι (louloúdi)
• → Ancient Greek: λείριον (leírion)
  • Greek: λειρί (leirí, “cock's comb”)
  • → Latin: līlium (see there for further descendants)
    • → Translingual: Lilium
  • → Serbo-Croatian: lijȇr