ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ (ebrēč) — Bohairic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əβˈɾeːkʲə/

Noun

ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ • (ebrēce) f

1. (Sahidic) lightning

See also

• ⲃⲱⲣϭ (bōrc, “break asunder”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 33
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 53b