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), [1]