ⲃⲁⲗ

Coptic

Etymology

The eye of Ra

From Demotic bl (“eye”), from Egyptian br (“the two eyes”), bnr (“the eyeballs”).

Noun

ⲃⲁⲗ • (bal) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) eye

Synonyms

• ⲓⲉⲣ (ier), ⲉⲓⲉⲣ (eier)
• ⲓⲁⲧ (iat), ⲉⲓⲁⲧ (eiat)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN