Reconstruction:Coptic/ϩⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ

Coptic

This Coptic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Alternative forms

ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ (harpokratēs) – Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

Ptolemaic bronze Harpocrates, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

from Egyptian ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from ḥr (“Horus”) + pꜣ (“the”) + ẖrd (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /ˈharˈpɛhˈroːt/

Proper noun

ⲫⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ • (pharpehrōt) (m)

(Sahidic): Harpocrates, Graeco-Egyptian god of silence, secrecy, trust, and confidentiality.

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