ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱϯ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

ⲥⲱⲣ (sōr, “scatter, spread”) +‎ ⲕⲱϯ (kōti, “turn, go round, wander”), lit. "he who spreads going round".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saɾaˈkʼoːtə/

Noun

ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱϯ • (sarakōti) m or f

  1. (Bohairic) traveler, vagabond

References
  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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