ⲥⲏϥⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
ⲥⲏⲃⲉ (sēbe) — Sahidic
ⲥⲏⲃⲓ (sēbi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian sfy (“knife, sword”), from Egyptian

(zft, “knife, sword”).

Noun

ⲥⲏϥⲓ • (sēfi) f (plural ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi))

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) sword, knife
Synonyms: (B) ϫⲟⲣϯ (jorti), (F) ϭⲁⲗϯ (čalti)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 379