ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ
Coptic
Osiris, lord of the dead, the Underworld and Rebirth. His black-green skin symbolizes re-birth and resurrection.
Alternative forms
ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲉ
(
ousire
)
—
Sahidic
Etymology
From
Egyptian
wsjr
.
Pronunciation
(
Old Bohairic
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʔuːˈsiːɾə/
Proper noun
ⲡⲞⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ
• (
pOusiri
)
m
(
Bohairic
)
Osiris
, the
Egyptian
god of the
dead
, the
afterlife
, and
resurrection
.
This article is issued from
Wiktionary
. The text is licensed under
Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
. Additional terms may apply for the media files.