ⲅⲁⲣ
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Coptic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάρ (gár).
Conjunction[edit]
ⲅⲁⲣ • (gar)
- (postpositive, usually second word in a clause) for, because
Old Nubian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nubian *gor.
Noun[edit]
ⲅⲁⲣ (gar)
Derived terms[edit]
- ⲅⲁⲣ-ⲕⲉⲙⲥⲟ- (gar-kemso-, “earth”, literally “four sides”)
Descendants[edit]
- Nobiin: gār
References[edit]
- Browne, Gerald M. (1996) Old Nubian Dictionary, University of Virginia: In Aedibus Peeters, →ISBN, page 25