ⲥⲏϥⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi) – Bohairic, Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic sfy (“knife, sword”), from Egyptian zft (“knife, sword”).
Noun
ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe) f (plural identical to singular)
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) sword
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN