ⲗⲓⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Two boars.

• ⲣⲓⲣ (rir) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ryr, from Egyptian rrj (“pig”).

Noun

ⲗⲓⲗ • (lil) m

1. (Fayyumic, also Sahidic) pig

References

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