𐦯𐦢𐦧𐦡𐦯𐦢𐦤𐦡

Meroitic

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian tꜣ-špst (literally “The Noblewoman”). Compare Old Coptic ϣⲁⲡϣⲓ (šapši), ϭⲁⲡϭⲓ (capci), Ancient Greek Τσεψις (Tsepsis), Σεψις (Sepsis).

Proper noun

𐦯𐦢𐦧𐦡𐦯𐦢𐦤𐦡 (sipesiye /sipsiyə/)

1. a female given name from Egyptian

References

• Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 46
• Rilly, Claude, de Voogt, Alex (2012) The Meroitic Language and Writing System, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 115