ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ (phorši) — Bohairic
• ⲡⲁⲣϣⲥ (paršs) — Lycopolitan

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

ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ • (poršs) f

1. (Sahidic) spread table

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• TLA lemma no. C2899 (ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-16).