ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ
Coptic
![](Images/wiktionary/Map_Of_Lower_Egypt%252C_Sinai_And_Arabia_Petraea.jpg.webp)
A map depicting Sharqiya governorate and a part of Arabia Petrae
Alternative forms
- ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ (tarabia) – Bohairic
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).
Proper noun
ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ • (tiarabia) f
- (Bohairic) Arabia
- (Bohairic) the eastern part of the Nile Delta, modern Sharqiya governorate
- (Bohairic) a town in Egypt, modern Saft el-Hinna
References
- Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8) (in German), Göttingen, page 94