ϩⲁϫⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁϭⲉ (hace), ϩⲁⲁϭⲉ (haace) — Sahidic

Etymology

A compound, ultimately from Egyptian ḥꜢq (“to capture”). Perhaps an early borrowing from Proto-Semitic *lqḥ (“to take”) through metathesis, compare Hebrew לקח (lakákh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʔt͡ʃə/

Noun

ϩⲁϫⲓ • (hači) m (plural ϩⲁϫⲓ (hači))

1. (Bohairic) snare

Further reading

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 744