ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (papithourēs) — Bohairic
• ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (patourēs) — Sahidic

Etymology

Either from Demotic pꜣ tꜣ-rsy (“the Southland”) or ⲡⲁ (pa, definite possessive article) +‎ ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (thourēs, “southern wind”, proper noun).

Proper noun

ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (pathourēs) m

1. (Bohairic) Pathros, a part of Thebaid in Upper Egypt extending from Elephantine to Asyut or Abidos.

Related terms

• ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ (marēs)

Descendants

• → Hebrew: פַּתְרוֹס (Pathrôs)
  • → English: Pathros
• → Ancient Greek: Παθούρης (Pathoúrēs), Φαθωρῆς (Phathōrês)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
• Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001) The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago[1], volume Ꞽ (11.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, page 30