ϣⲱⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲉϣⲱⲧ (ešōt)

Etymology

From Demotic šwṱ (“merchant”), from Egyptian šwytj (“merchant”).

Noun

ϣⲱⲧ • (šōt) f

(Bohairic) trader, merchant
(Bohairic) merchandise

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 253
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, pages 49–50

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