ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ (satheri) – Bohairic
- ⲥⲧⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ (stateere) – Lycopolitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic 𐡎𐡕𐡕𐡓𐡉 (sttry), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr). Compare Demotic sttr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Sahidic) /saˈteeʔɾə/
Noun
ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ • (sateere) f (plural ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ (sateere))
- (Sahidic) stater, a type of Greek coin
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 366
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 166