ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian chariot
  • ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ (brcoout), ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ (berecōout) – Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian
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D40		 E23 Z1
k		 AbWtiiM3
 (mrkbt, “war chariot”), from Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה‎.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /βərəˈt͡ʃʰoːwts/
  • IPA(key): (reconstructed post-conquest Bohairic) /waraʃou̯ds/, /βæræʃou̯ds/

Noun

ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ (berecōouts) f

  1. (Bohairic) chariot
  2. (Bohairic) car

Synonyms

References

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