ⲥⲏϥⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲥⲏϥⲉ
(
sēfe
)
—
Sahidic
,
Akhmimic
,
Lycopolitan
ⲥⲏⲃⲉ
(
sēbe
)
—
Sahidic
ⲥⲏⲃⲓ
(
sēbi
)
—
Fayyumic
Etymology
From
Demotic
sfy
(
“
knife, sword
”
)
, from
Egyptian
(
zft
,
“
knife, sword
”
)
.
Noun
ⲥⲏϥⲓ
• (
sēfi
)
f
(
plural
ⲥⲏϥⲓ
(
sēfi
)
)
(
Bohairic
,
Fayyumic
)
sword
,
knife
Synonyms:
(
B
)
ϫⲟⲣϯ
(
čorti
)
,
(
F
)
ϭⲁⲗϯ
(
calti
)
References
Černý, Jaroslav
(
1976
)
Coptic Etymological Dictionary
, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
→ISBN
,
page
379