ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ (ebrēce) — Sahidic

Etymology

A Semitic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-. Compare Hebrew בָּרָק (bārā́q), Aramaic בַּרְקָא, and Arabic بَرْق (barq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Coptic) IPA^(key): /ʔəβˈɾeːt͡ʃ/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ʔawˈɾaɟ/
• (Greco-Bohairic Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /evˈriɡ/

Noun

ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ • (ebrēč) f

1. (Bohairic) lightning