ⲫⲟⲣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲃⲱⲣⲉ (bōre) — Sahidic
ϥⲟⲣⲓ (fori) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian br.

Noun

ⲫⲟⲣⲓ • (phori) m

(Bohairic) mullet, Mugil cephalus

Descendants

→ Arabic: بُورِي (būrī)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 25
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 42a
Takács, Gábor (2001) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 254–255, →ISBN

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