ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ (spēlaion), ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ (spēluon) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).
Noun
ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ • (speleōn) m
- (Bohairic) cave
Synonyms
- ⲃⲏⲃ (bēb)
- ϫⲁϫⲣⲓⲙ (jajrim)
References
- Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
- Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C10514