ⲥⲉϩ
Coptic
A Coptic Christian woman dictating a letter to a scribe, 1849
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲁϩ (sah) – Sahidic
- ⲥⲁϧ (sax) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Egyptian zẖꜣw (“scribe”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Fayyumic) /seh/
Noun
ⲥⲉϩ • (seh) m (plural ⲥϩⲟⲩⲓ (shoui), nominal form ⲥⲁⲭ- (sakh-))
- (Fayyumic) teacher, scribe
- (Fayyumic) master
Derived terms
- ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉϩ (metseh, “skill”)
- ⲥⲉϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲥ (seh m̀merkas, “orthopedist”)
- ⲥⲉϩ `ⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲑⲏⲣ (seh `m ninthēr, “Scribe of the gods (an epithet of Thoth”)