Jump to content

ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Coptic

[edit]
A street in Luxor

Etymology

[edit]

From ϣⲟⲙⲧ (šomt, “three”) +‎ ⲛ (n, “of”) +‎ ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (kastron, “fortess”).

Proper noun

[edit]

ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (pšomt nkastron) f

  1. (Sahidic) Luxor (a city in Egypt)
    Synonym: ⲡⲁⲡⲉ (pape)
[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Timm, Stefan (1991) Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit, Wiesbaden: Dr.Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 2904
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 349
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ_ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ&oldid=64972407"