ϧⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩϣ (saracōouš) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare, lit. 'big ear'”). Compare Persian خرگوش.
Noun
ϧⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ • (xaracōouts) ?
- (Bohairic) hare, rabbit
Synonyms
- ⲥⲁⲣⲁϫⲱϥ (saračōf)
- ⲣⲁⲧⲫⲁⲧ (ratphat)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
- Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum