ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian chariot

• ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ (brcoout), ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ (berecōout) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian (mrkbt, “war chariot”), from Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) */βərəˈt͡ʃʰoːwts/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) */waraˈʃuwds/, /wæræˈʃuwds/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /vereˈt͡ʃo.uts/

Noun

ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ • (berecōouts) f

1. (Bohairic) chariot
2. (Bohairic) car

Synonyms

• ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ (harma)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN