ⲥⲏϥⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Demotic sfy (“knife, sword”), from Egyptian zft (“knife, sword”).
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Noun
ⲥⲏϥⲉ • (sēfe) f (plural ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe))
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) sword
- Synonyms: ϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ (corte), ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲉ (korte)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 379