ⲥⲟⲣⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁⲣⲧ (sart) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian sꜥrt, from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (śaʿărā), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt /⁠šaʿartu⁠/, “wool”), Arabic شَعَرَة (šaʕara), and Akkadian 𒊬𒌈 (šārtum). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *śaʿart- (“hair”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔrt/

Noun

ⲥⲟⲣⲧ • (sort) f (plural ⲥⲟⲣⲧ (sort))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) wool