ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ

Coptic

A sandstorm in Egypt.

Alternative forms

ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (tourēs) — Bohairic
ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲏⲥ (thēou rēs) — Bohairic

Etymology

ⲑⲏⲟⲩ (thēou, “wind”, noun) +‎ ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs, “south”, noun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˌtʰuːˈɾeːs/

Noun

ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (thourēs) m

(Bohairic) southern wind

Proper noun

ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (thourēs) m

(Bohairic) khamsin, a hot wind in Egypt

Derived terms

ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (papithourēs), ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (pathourēs, “Pathros, a part of Thebaid in Upper Egypt extending from Elephantine to Asyut or Abidos”),

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 440

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