ⲡⲁⲣϣⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ (phorši) — Bohairic
• ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ (poršs) — Sahidic

Etymology

From ⲡⲱⲣϣ (pōrš, “to (be) spread”) +‎ -ⲥ (-s), from Demotic prḫ (“to stretch out”), from Egyptian prḫ, prš (“to open up, stretch out”).

Noun

ⲡⲁⲣϣⲥ • (paršs) f

1. (Lycopolitan) spread table

References

• TLA lemma no. C2899 (ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-17).