ⲥⲉϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲁϩ (sah) — Sahidic
ⲥⲁϧ (sax) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian zẖꜣw (“scribe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Fayyumic) /seh/

Noun

ⲥⲉϩ • (seh) m (plural ⲥϩⲟⲩⲓ (shoui), nominal form ⲥⲁⲭ- (sakh-))

(Fayyumic) teacher, scribe
(Fayyumic) master

Derived terms

ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉϩ (metseh, “skill”)
ⲥⲉϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲥ (seh m̀merkas, “orthopedist”)
ⲥⲉϩ `ⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲑⲏⲣ (seh `m ninthēr, “Scribe of the gods (an epithet of Thoth”)

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