ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Semitic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-. Compare Hebrew בָּרָק (bārā́q), Aramaic בַּרְקָא, and Arabic بَرْق (barq).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Coptic) IPA(key): /ʔəβˈɾeːt͡ʃ/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ʔawˈɾaɟ/
  • (Greco-Bohairic Pronunciation) IPA(key): /evˈriɡ/

Noun

ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ • (ebrēčf

  1. (Bohairic) lightning