ⲁϥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

Egyptian sacrificial procession

From Demotic jwf (“flesh”), from Egyptian jwf.

Noun

ⲁϥ • (af) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) meat, flesh

Derived terms

• ⲥⲁⲛⲁϥ (sanaf)

Etymology 2

Egyptian jerboal and spectacle fly

From Demotic ꜥf (“fly”), from Egyptian ꜥfj (“fly, bee”), from earlier ꜥff (“fly”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ðuṗṗ. Ultimately cognate with Hebrew זבוב, Akkadian 𒉏 (zumbu, zubbu, dubbum).

Noun

ⲁϥ • (af) m or f (plural ⲁϥ (af))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) fly

References

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