ϩⲁⲡⲓ

ϩⲁⲡⲓ

Coptic

The Apis bull (Apis, Taureau Consacré a la Lune), N372.2, Brooklyn Museum

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲡⲉ (hape) – Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian ḥp.

Proper noun

ⲡϨⲁⲡⲓ • (pHapi) (m)

1. (Bohairic): the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum).