ϣϩⲓϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣϩⲓϭ (šhic) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian šḥq, from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew שָׁחוּק (šāḥūq) and Aramaic שְׁחִיק (šḥīq, “powdered, ground, crushed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): */ʃhit͡ʃ/

Noun

ϣϩⲓϫ • (šhič) m

1. (Bohairic) dust

Synonyms

• ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ (kermi)
• ⲣⲏⲓⲥⲓ (rēisi), ⲣⲏⲓⲥⲉⲛ (rēisen)
• ϣⲱⲓϣ (šōiš)
• ⲑⲙⲓⲥ (thmis)
• ⲓⲧⲉⲛ (iten)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 612