ϣⲱⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲉϣⲱⲧ (ešōt)

Etymology

From Demotic šwṱ (“merchant”), from Egyptian šwytj (“merchant”).

Noun

ϣⲱⲧ • (šōt) f

1. (Bohairic) trader, merchant
2. (Bohairic) merchandise

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 253
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, pages 49–50