ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”).

Proper noun

ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ • (bartholomeos) m

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Bartholomew
  2. (biblical) Bartholomew, One of the Twelve Apostles.
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