ⲥⲓⲣ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian sr (“hair”).

Noun

ⲥⲓⲣ • (sir) m

  1. (Sahidic) hair, line, stripe

Etymology 2

From Demotic syr.

Alternative forms

  • ⲥⲁⲓⲉⲣⲉ (saiere), ⲥⲁⲓⲉⲣ (saier) — Sahidic
  • ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲉ (seere) — Akhmimic

Noun

ⲥⲓⲣ • (sir) m

  1. (Sahidic) colostrum, butter

Etymology 3

Possibly the same word as above, if so then it is a loan word from a Semitic language, see Hebrew שׂאר (ser) and Aramaic סיאןרא (“leaven”).

Alternative forms

  • ⲥⲉⲣⲉ (sere), ⲥⲉⲣ (ser) — Sahidic
  • ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲉ (seere) — Akhmimic

Noun

ⲥⲓⲣ • (sir) m

  1. (Sahidic) leaven

References

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