ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ
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Coptic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ϣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šaeire) — Sahidic, Oxyrhynchite
- ϣⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šeeire) — Akhmimic
- ϣⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šeire) — Lycopolitan
- ϣⲉⲓⲗⲓ (šeili) — Fayyumic
Etymology[edit]
Either from Demotic sḏr (“spend the night”) or Demotic šry (“to close, obstruct”). Compare Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ) with the same range of meanings.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ • (šairi) f
- (Bohairic, Oxyrhynchite) couch, resting place, cohabitation
- (Bohairic, Oxyrhynchite) fold, sheepfold
Derived terms[edit]
- ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (tišairi)
References[edit]
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 259
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 584a