ϣⲁ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic šꜥ (“as far as”), from Egyptian r šꜣꜥ (“as far as”), cf. also šꜣꜥ r.

Preposition

ϣⲁ • (ša) (prepersonal state ϣⲁⲣⲟ⸗)

1. to, toward

   Ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϣⲁ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ- 14 ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ . ― Čōou niben isčen Abraam ša Dauid- 14 nčōou . ― So all generations from Abraham to David- 14 generations.

References

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