ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ

Coptic

Sannur Cave in Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ (spēlaion), ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ (spēluon) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).

Noun

ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ • (speleōn) m

(Bohairic) cave

Synonyms

ⲃⲏⲃ (bēb)
ϫⲁϫⲣⲓⲙ (čačrim)

References

Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
TLA lemma no. C10514 (ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),

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