ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣϩⲁⲡⲓ (ouserhapi) — Bohairic
ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥ (serapis) — Sahidic

Etymology

Serapis wearing a modius

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις (Sárāpis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Bohairic) /ˈsaɾapiːs/
IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /ˈsaɾapiːs/

Proper noun

ⲡⲤⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥ • (pSarapis) m

(Sahidic, Bohairic) Serapis, Graeco-Egyptian god of death, healing, benevolence, and rebirth. The Greek syncretization of Osiris and the Apis bull.

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