ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šaeire) — Sahidic, Oxyrhynchite
• ϣⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šeeire) — Akhmimic
• ϣⲉⲓⲣⲉ (šeire) — Lycopolitan
• ϣⲉⲓⲗⲓ (šeili) — Fayyumic

Etymology

Either from Demotic sḏr (“spend the night”) or Demotic šry (“to close, obstruct”). Compare Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ) with the same range of meanings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /ˈʃaɪrə/

Noun

ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ • (šairi) f

1. (Bohairic, Oxyrhynchite) couch, resting place, cohabitation
2. (Bohairic, Oxyrhynchite) fold, sheepfold

Derived terms

• ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (tišairi)

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 259
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 584a