ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φωστήρ (phōstḗr).

Noun

ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ • (phōstēr) m

  1. (Bohairic) planet
  2. (Bohairic) light, luminary

References
  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
  • TLA lemma no. C10911 (ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
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