ϣⲁⲁⲣ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḫꜥr (“skin, leather”), from Egyptian (ḫꜥr, “leather”).

Alternative forms

• ϣⲁⲣ (šar) — Bohairic, Sahidic
• ϣⲉⲉⲗ (šeel), ϣⲉⲉⲣ (šeer), ϣⲉⲣ (šer), ϣⲉⲣⲓ (šeri) — Fayyumic
• ϣⲁⲣⲉ (šare) — Lycopolitan
• ⳉⲁⲁⲣⲉ (xaare) — Akhmimic

Noun

ϣⲁⲁⲣ • (šaar) m (plural ϣⲁⲁⲣⲉ (šaare), nominal form ϣⲁⲁⲣ- (šaar-))

1. (Sahidic) skin, leather, parchment?

Etymology 2

From Demotic šꜥr (“price”), from Semitic.

Alternative forms

• ϣⲁⲣ (šar), ϣⲁⲁⲣⲉ (šaare), ϣⲁⲣⲉ (šare) — Sahidic
• ϣⲉⲉⲣ (šeer) — Fayyumic

Noun

ϣⲁⲁⲣ • (šaar) m

1. (Sahidic) price

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 250
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 582
• TLA lemma no. C6015 (ϣⲁⲁⲣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
• TLA lemma no. C6019 (ϣⲁⲁⲣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [3]