ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

ⲥⲁ- (sa-) +‎ ϧⲏⲧ (xēt) i.e. "northern side".

Proper noun

ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ • (tsaxēt) m

  1. (Bohairic) Lower Egypt (a region of Egypt)

Synonyms

  • ⲡⲥⲁⲛ̀ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (psaǹemhit)
  • ϯⲕⲁⲧⲱ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ (tikatō ǹkhōra)

References

  • Jean-François Champollion, L'Egypte sous les Pharaons, ou, Recherches sur la géographie, la religion, la langue, les écritures et l'histoire de l'Egypte avant l'invasion de Cambyse, II. Chez de Bure frères, 1814. p.7
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