ⲣⲓⲣ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Two boars.
- ⲗⲓⲗ (lil) – Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic ryr, from Egyptian rrj (“pig”). The origin is most likely onomatopoeic.
Noun
ⲣⲓⲣ • (rir) m
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) pig
Derived terms
- ⲥⲁⲛⲣⲓⲣ (sanrir)
Related terms
- ⲣⲁⲁⲣ (raar) (Sahidic)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN