ⲥⲏϥⲉ

Coptic
18th century BC Khopesh from, Egypt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic sfy (“knife, sword”), from Egyptian zft (“knife, sword”).

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Noun

ⲥⲏϥⲉ • (sēfe) f (plural ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe))

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) sword

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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