ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ

Coptic

Etymology

Egyptian surgical saws

From Semitic. Compare Arabic مِنْشَار‎ (minšār) and Hebrew מַשׂוֹר‎ (masór)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βaˈʃuːr/

Noun

ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ (bašour) f (plural ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) saw

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 29
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 47
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