ϩⲧⲟ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϩⲧⲱ (htō) – Sahidic, Akhmimic
- ⲉϩⲧⲟ (ehto) – Sahidic (rare)
- ϩⲑⲟ (htho) – Bohairic
- ϩⲧⲁ (hta), ⲉϩⲧⲁ (ehta) – Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic (ḥtr, “team of horses, horse”), from Egyptian
(ḥtrj, “team of horses”).
Noun
ϩⲧⲟ • (hto) m (feminine ϩⲧⲱⲣⲉ (htōre) or ϩⲧⲟⲟⲣⲉ (htoore), plural ϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ (htōōr) or (A) ϩⲧⲟⲩⲣ (htour))
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic) horse
Derived terms
- ⲣⲱⲙϩⲧⲟ (rōmhto, “horse rider”)
Descendants
- → Arabic: حَنْطُور (ḥanṭūr)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 723
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 300
- Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1921) Koptisches Handwörterbuch (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, page 248