ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ

Coptic

A map depicting Sharqiya governorate and a part of Arabia Petrae

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ (tarabia) — Bohairic

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Proper noun

ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ • (tiarabia) f

1. (Bohairic) Arabia
2. (Bohairic) Arabia (a region of Egypt), the eastern part of the Nile Delta, modern Sharqiya governorate
3. (Bohairic) a town in Egypt, modern Saft el-Hinna

References

• Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎^[1] (in German), Göttingen, page 94