ϩⲱⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḥr (Horus), from Egyptian
(ḥr, Horus).

Proper noun

ϩⲱⲣ • (hōrm

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Horus, the Egyptian god of kingship and the sky
  2. a male given name
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Egyptian


(hrj, to milk).

Verb

ϩⲱⲣ • (hōr) (pronominal state ϩⲟⲣ⸗)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) to milk
    • (Can we date this quote?) Job 10:10, as published in Henry Tattam, The Ancient Coptic Version of the Book of Job the Just, William Straker (publ.), 1846, page 44.
      ⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲱϯ ⲁⲕⲑ̀ⲣⲓϭⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲙ (Bohairic)
      ètakhort an m̀ph̀rēti ǹouèrōti akth̀ricōs de m̀ph̀rēti ǹouàlōm
      Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Conjugation

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 291
  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN