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