ϩⲁⲡⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian

(ḥp, “Apis”).

Proper noun

ⲡϨⲁⲡⲓ • (pHapi) m

  1. (Bohairic, Egyptian mythology) the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum).
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