ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (papithourēs) — Bohairic
ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (patourēs) — Sahidic

Etymology

Either from Demotic pꜣ tꜣ-rsy (“the Southland”) or ⲡⲁ (pa, definite possessive article) +‎ ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (thourēs, “southern wind”, proper noun).

Proper noun

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ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (pathourēs) m

(Bohairic) Pathros, a part of Thebaid in Upper Egypt extending from Elephantine to Asyut or Abidos.

Related terms

ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ (marēs)

Descendants

→ Hebrew: פַּתְרוֹס (Pathrôs)
- → English: Pathros
→ Ancient Greek: Παθούρης (Pathoúrēs), Φαθωρῆς (Phathōrês)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001) The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago[1], volume Ꞽ (11.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, page 30

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