ϩⲧⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϩⲧⲱ (htō) — Sahidic, Akhmimic
ⲉϩⲧⲟ (ehto) — Sahidic (rare)
ϩⲑⲟ (htho) — Bohairic
ϩⲧⲁ (hta), ⲉϩⲧⲁ (ehta) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (ḥtr, “team of horses, horse”), from Egyptian

(ḥtrj, “team of horses”).

Noun

ϩⲧⲟ • (hto) m (feminine ϩⲧⲱⲣⲉ (htōre) or ϩⲧⲟⲟⲣⲉ (htoore), plural ϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ (htōōr) or (A) ϩⲧⲟⲩⲣ (htour))

(Sahidic, Akhmimic) horse

Derived terms

ⲣⲱⲙϩⲧⲟ (rōmhto, “horse rider”)

Descendants

→ Arabic: حَنْطُور (ḥanṭūr)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 723
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 300
Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1921) Koptisches Handwörterbuch‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, page 248

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