ϣⲁⲓ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḫꜥ (to rise, to be resplendent), from


(ḫꜥj, to appear).

Verb

ϣⲁⲓ (šai)

  1. (Bohairic) to shine
Conjugation
Derived terms

Noun

ϣⲁⲓ (šai) m

  1. šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in the Coptic language.

Etymology 3

From Demotic ḫꜥ (festival), from Egyptian ḫꜥ (appearance, festival), from


(ḫꜥj, to appear).

Noun

ϣⲁⲓ (šai) m

  1. (Bohairic) feast

Etymology 4

From Demotic šy, from Egyptian


(šrt).

Noun

ϣⲁⲓ (šai) m

  1. (Bohairic) nose

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 234
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 542
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