ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ

Coptic

Horus as a Roman rider stabbing his lance into a crocodile, symbolizing the god Setekh.

Alternative forms

ϭⲁⲥⲓⲛϩⲑⲟ (casinhtho) — Bohairic

Etymology

From the stem ϭⲁⲥ- (cas-) of ϭⲓⲥⲓ (cisi, “become, be high”, verb) +‎ ϩⲑⲟ (htho, “horse”, noun), thus “who mounts a horse”.

Proper noun

ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ • (casihtho) m

(Bohairic) rider, horseman

Synonyms

ⲣⲉⲙϩⲑⲟ (remhtho)
ⲣⲉϥⲁⲗⲉ (refale)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 723a

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