ⲁϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲁϩⲓ (ahi) — Bohairic
• ⲉϩⲓ (ehi) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥḥꜥ (“length of life”), from Egyptian (ꜥḥꜥw, “timespan, lifetime”).

Noun

ⲁϩⲉ • (ahe) m

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) lifetime, lifespan

   Synonym: ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (khronos)

Derived terms

• ⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲉ (mntšarahe, “short life”)
• ⲣϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲉ (ršarahe, “be short-lived”)
• ⲣⲁϩⲉ (rahe, “pass life, live”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• TLA lemma no. C284 (ⲁϩⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 24