ⲥⲉϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian zẖꜣw (“scribe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Fayyumic) /seh/

Noun

ⲥⲉϩ • (seh) m or f (plural ⲥϩⲟⲩⲓ (shoui), nominal form ⲥⲁⲭ- (sakh-))

  1. (Fayyumic) teacher, scribe
  2. (Fayyumic) master

Derived terms

  • ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉϩ (metseh, “skill”)
  • ⲥⲉϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲥ (seh m̀merkas, “orthopedist”)
  • ⲥⲉϩ ⲙ̀ⲛⲓⲛⲑⲏⲣ (seh m̀ninthēr, “Scribe of the gods (an epithet of Thoth”)
  • ⲥϩⲏⲧ (shēt), ⲥϩⲉⲓ (shei), ⲥⲉⲓϩⲉⲓ (seihei), ⲥⲉⲓϩ (seih) (to write)
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