ϣⲁ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḫꜣ (thousand), from Egyptian
(ḫꜣ, thousand).

Alternative forms

Numeral

ϣⲁ • (ša)

  1. (Fayyumic) one thousand

Etymology 2

From Demotic šry (nose), from Egyptian


(šrt, nostril, nose).

Alternative forms

Noun

ϣⲁ • (šam (pronominal form ϣⲁⲛⲧ⸗ (šant⸗) or ϣⲁⲁⲛⲧ⸗ (šaant⸗) or ϣⲁⲁⲧ⸗ (šaat⸗) or ϣⲁⲧ⸗ (šat⸗) or ϣⲉⲛⲧ⸗ (šent⸗) or ϣⲛⲧ⸗ (šnt⸗))

  1. (Sahidic) nose

Etymology 3

From Demotic ḫꜥ (rise), from Egyptian


(ḫꜥj, to rise).

Alternative forms

Verb

ϣⲁ • (ša)

  1. (Sahidic) to rise (of celestial bodies)
Conjugation

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 542, 543
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 206
  • TLA lemma no. C5679 (ϣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
  • TLA lemma no. C5691 (ϣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [3]