ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ (ebrēč) – Bohairic
Etymology
A Semitic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-. Compare Hebrew בָּרָק (bārā́q), Aramaic בַּרְקָא, and Arabic بَرْق (barq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əβˈɾeːkʲə/
Noun
ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ • (ebrēce) f
- (Sahidic) lightning
See also
- ⲃⲱⲣϭ (bōrc, “break asunder”)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 33
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 53b