ⲁⲙⲁ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"
Coptic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ּBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá), from Aramaic אִמָּא (ʾemā, “mother”).
Noun[edit]
ⲁⲙⲁ • (ama) f (plural ⲁⲙⲁ (ama))
- (Sahidic) female equivalent of ⲁⲡⲁ (apa) (a title used for female clergy or saints in the Coptic Church)
References[edit]
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 13
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11