ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ (poršs) — Sahidic
• ⲡⲁⲣϣⲥ (paršs) — Lycopolitan

Etymology

From ⲫⲱⲣϣ (phōrš, “to be spread”), from Demotic prḫ (“to stretch out”), from Egyptian prḫ, prš (“to open up, stretch out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈpʰoɾʃə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈburʃa/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈforʃi/

Noun

ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ • (phorši) f

1. (Bohairic) spread table

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• TLA lemma no. C2899 (ⲡⲟⲣϣⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-16).