or  iteru , meaning "great river", represented by the  hieroglyphs  shown on the left (literally  itrw , and ' waters '  determinative ) [5]  In  Coptic , the words  piaro  (Sahidic) or  phiaro  (Bohairic) meaning "the river" (lit. p(h).iar-o "the.canal-great") come from the same ancient name. The English name  Nile  (