ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ

Coptic edit

 
Waterfalls in Faiyum, Egypt

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs, waterfall, cataract).

Noun edit

ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (kataraktēsm

  1. (Bohairic) waterfall, cataract
  2. (Bohairic) sluice

References edit

  • TLA lemma no. C9359 (ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • Bible, Genesis 8:2