ⲣⲓⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Two boars.

• ⲗⲓⲗ (lil) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ryr, from Egyptian rrj (“pig”). The origin is most likely onomatopoeic.

Noun

ⲣⲓⲣ • (rir) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) pig

Derived terms

• ⲥⲁⲛⲣⲓⲣ (sanrir)

Related terms

• ⲣⲁⲁⲣ (raar) (Sahidic)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN