ϩⲟⲗ

Coptic edit

Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national tutelary deity. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt.

Alternative forms edit

ϩⲱⲗ (hōl) — Fayyumic
ϩⲱⲣ (hōr) — Bohairic, Sahidic

Etymology edit

From Demotic ḥr (“Horus”), from Egyptian

(ḥr, “Horus”).

Proper noun edit

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ϩⲟⲗ • (hol) m

(Fayyumic) Horus, the Egyptian god of kingship and the sky
a male given name

References edit

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 665
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 278