ⲥⲁ

Coptic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʔ/

Etymology 1

From Egyptian z.

Noun

ⲥⲁ • (sa) m

1. man

Coordinate terms

• ⲥⲁ- (sa-)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian zt.

Noun

ⲥⲁ • (sa) f

1. woman

Etymology 3

From Egyptian sꜣ.

Noun

ⲥⲁ • (sa) m

1. side, part

Coordinate terms

• ⲛⲥⲁ (nsa)

Etymology 4

From Egyptian zꜣw.

Proper noun

ⲥⲁ • (sa) ?

1. (Bohairic) Saïs, a city in Lower Egypt

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 182