Coptic

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Etymology 1

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From Demotic ḫꜥ (to rise, to be resplendent), from
xa
a
Y1
(ḫꜥj, to appear).

Verb

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ϣⲁⲓ (šai)

  1. (Bohairic) to shine
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ϣⲁⲓ (šaim

  1. šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in the Coptic language.

Etymology 3

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From Demotic ḫꜥ (festival), from Egyptian ḫꜥ (appearance, festival), from
xa
a
Y1
(ḫꜥj, to appear).

Noun

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ϣⲁⲓ (šaim

  1. (Bohairic) feast

Etymology 4

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From Demotic šy, from Egyptian
S
r
t
fnD
(šrt).

Noun

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ϣⲁⲓ (šaim

  1. (Bohairic) nose

References

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