ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲱⲟⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲱⲟⲛ • (sardōon) m

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

References

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