ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϣⲉⲣⲓ (šeri) – Bohairic
- ϣⲏⲏⲣⲉ (šēēre) – Sahidic
- ϣⲉⲣⲉ (šere) – Lycopolitan, Old Coptic
- ϣⲏⲏⲗⲓ (šēēli) – Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic šrt (“daughter”), from Egyptian šrjt (“girl, daughter”).
Noun
ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • (šeere) f
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) daughter
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) girl
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 584a–585b