ⲥⲏϥⲓ

Coptic

18th century BC Khopesh from, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲥⲏϥⲓ • (sēfi) f (plural ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi))

1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) sword

References

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