ⲕⲁⲗⲁϣⲓⲣⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϭⲁⲗⲁϣⲓⲣⲉ (calašire) – Lycopolitan
Etymology
From Demotic Gl-šr (“warrior”). Vycichl derives it from kry-šry (little (Syrian) boy) (compare Coptic ϩⲁⲗ (hal)).
Noun
ⲕⲁⲗⲁϣⲓⲣⲉ • (kalašire) m
- (Sahidic) strong man, giant
Proper noun
ⲕⲁⲗⲁϣⲓⲣⲉ • (kalašire) m
- (Sahidic) A male given name
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Καλάσιρις (Kalásiris)
References
- Trismegistos
- Černý, Jaroslav, Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976, →ISBN
- Vycichl, Werner, Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, 1983, →ISBN