ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• *ϩⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲧ (*harpehrot) — Sahidic

Etymology

Ptolemaic bronze Harpocrates, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

From Ancient Greek Ἁρποκράτης (Harpokrátēs) from Egyptian ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from ḥr (“Horus”) + pꜣ (“the”) + ẖrd (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /harpɔˈkraːtɛːs/

Proper noun

ⲫⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ • (pharpokratēs) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology) Harpocrates, Graeco-Egyptian god of silence, secrecy, trust, and confidentiality.