ⲥⲁⲭⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁϧⲟ (saxo) — Bohairic
• ⲥⲁⲭⲱ (sakhō) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲁⲭⲁ (sakha) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From ⲥⲱⲕ (sōk, “gather”, verb) +‎ ϩⲟ (ho, “face”, noun) i.e. "gatherer of face" from Demotic sḳ-ḥr. The connection with ⲥϩⲁⲓ (shai) is rejected by Černý.

Noun

ⲥⲁⲭⲟ • (sakho) m

1. (Sahidic) dignified, esteemed person

Derived terms

• ⲥⲁⲭⲁⲛⲉⲕⲱⲧ (sakhanekōt, “chief builder”)
• ⲥⲁⲭⲁⲛⲉⲗⲉⲃⲗⲁⲉⲓⲥ (sakhaneleblaeis, “chief watchman”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 149
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 204
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 384a