ⲥⲏϥⲓ

Coptic

18th century BC Khopesh from, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ⲥⲏⲃⲉ (sēbe) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲏⲃⲓ (sēbi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲥⲏϥⲓ • (sēfi) f (plural ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi))

1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) sword, knife

   Synonyms: (B) ϫⲟⲣϯ (jorti), (F) ϭⲁⲗϯ (čalti)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 379