ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ

Coptic

Sannur Cave in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ (spēlaion) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ (speleōn) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).

Noun

ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ • (spēluon) m

1. (Sahidic) cave

Synonyms

• ⲃⲏⲃ (bēb)
• ϫⲁϫⲣⲓⲙ (čačrim)

References

• Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
• TLA lemma no. C10514 (ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]