ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šaeire) – Sahidic, Oxyrhynchite
- ϣⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šeeire) – Akhmimic
- ϣⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šeire) – Lycopolitan
- ϣⲉⲓⲗⲓ (šeili) – Fayyumic
Etymology
Either from Demotic sḏr (“spend the night”) or Demotic šry (“to close, obstruct”). Compare Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ) with the same range of meanings.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /ˈʃaɪrə/
Noun
ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ • (šairi) f
- (Bohairic, Oxyrhynchite) couch, resting place, cohabitation
- (Bohairic, Oxyrhynchite) fold, sheepfold
Derived terms
- ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (tišairi)
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 259
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 584a