ϩⲁⲡⲓ

Coptic

The Apis bull (Apis, Taureau Consacré a la Lune), N372.2, Brooklyn Museum

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲡⲉ (hape) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian (ḥp, “Apis”).

Proper noun

ⲡϨⲁⲡⲓ • (pHapi) m

1. (Bohairic, Egyptian mythology) the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum).