ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ (ebrēč) — Bohairic

Etymology

A Semitic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-. Compare Hebrew בָּרָק (bārā́q), Aramaic בַּרְקָא, and Arabic بَرْق (barq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əβˈɾeːkʲə/

Noun

ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ • (ebrēce) f

(Sahidic) lightning

See also

ⲃⲱⲣϭ (bōrc, “break asunder”)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 33
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 53b

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