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ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲱⲟⲛ

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Coptic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܪܛܢܐ or Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab, cancer”).

Noun

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ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲱⲟⲛ • (sardōon) m

  1. crab
  2. cancer
  3. Cancer (sign of the zodiac)

References

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  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
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