ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ
Coptic
Alternative Forms
- ϩⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ (harpehrōt) – Sahidic
Etymology
Ptolemaic bronze Harpocrates, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
From Ancient Greek Ἁρποκράτης (Harpokrátēs) from Egyptian ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from ḥr (“Horus”) + pꜣ (“the”) + ẖrd (“child”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Sahidic) /ˈharˈpɔːˈkraːtɛːs/
Proper noun
ⲫⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ • (pharpokratēs) (m)
- (Sahidic, Bohairic): Harpocrates, Graeco-Egyptian god of silence, secrecy, trust, and confidentiality.