ϣⲃⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϣⲫⲏⲣ (šphēr) — Bohairic
ϣⲃⲏⲣ (šbēr) — Sahidic
ⳉⲃⲏⲣ (xbēr) — Akhmimic
ϣⲃⲏⲗ (šbēl) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ḫbr, a loan from Semitic; compare Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥābēr, “friend”).

Noun

ϣⲃⲣ • (šbr) m (plural ϣⲃⲣ (šbr))

(Sahidic, Lycopolitan) friend

Derived terms

ⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲣ (mntšbr, “friendship”)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 553
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 237

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