ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian chariot

ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ (brcoout), ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ (berecōout) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian

(mrkbt, “war chariot”), from Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /βərəˈt͡ʃʰoːwts/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /waraˈʃuwds/, /wæræˈʃuwds/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /vereˈt͡ʃo.uts/

Noun

ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ • (berecōouts) f

(Bohairic) chariot
(Bohairic) car

Synonyms

ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ (harma)

References

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

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