ϩⲱⲣ

Coptic

Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national tutelary deity. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt.

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḥr (Horus), from Egyptian ḥr (Horus).

G5

Proper noun

Ϩⲱⲣ (Hōr) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Horus, the Egyptian god of kingship and the sky

Derived terms

  • ⲡϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (ptiminhōr)

Derived terms

  • ⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ (sounhōr) (The star of Horus, Orion Canopus)
  • ϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (timinhōr)/ⲙⲉⲛϩⲱⲣ (menhōr) (Horus' land, Damanhur/Hermopolis)

Etymology 2

Verb

ϩⲱⲣ (hōr) (pronominal state ϩⲟⲣ)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) to milk
    • Job 10, 10, in Henry Tattam, The Ancient Coptic Version of the Book of Job the Just, William Straker (publ.), 1846, page 44.
      ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱϯ ⲁⲕⲑⲣⲓϭⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲱⲙ
      etakhort an mphrēti nouerōti akthricōs de mphrēti noualōm
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

References

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