ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ

Coptic

Alternative Forms

ϩⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ (harpehrōt) – Sahidic

Etymology

Ptolemaic bronze Harpocrates, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

From Ancient Greek Ἁρποκράτης (Harpokrátēs) from Egyptian ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from ḥr (“Horus”) + pꜣ (“the”) + ẖrd (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /ˈharˈpɔːˈkraːtɛːs/

Proper noun

ⲫⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ • (pharpokratēs) (m)

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

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