ϩⲛ

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Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Demotic prẖn (ẖn, in), from Egyptian
mXn
n
nwwpr
(m ẖnw, in the interior of, in).
The prepersonal state is from Demotic (n)-ẖ.ṱ⸗ (in the body of, in), from Egyptian
m
(m, in) +
X
t Z1
(ẖt, body, belly).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ϩⲛ (hn) (prepersonal state ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ⸗)

  1. (Sahidic) in, within, at (a place)
  2. (Sahidic) at, during (a period of time)
  3. (Sahidic) with (instrumental)

References

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  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 271, 286
  • Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago[1], volume H̱ (01.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, page 5
  • Lambdin, Thomas Oden (1983) Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 329