ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian chariot

ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ (brcoout) – Sahidic
ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ (berecōouts) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian

(mrkbt, “war chariot”), from Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה‎.

Noun

ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ • (berecōout) f

(Sahidic) chariot
(Sahidic) car

Synonyms

ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ (harma)

References

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

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