ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ

Coptic

An Egyptian girl.

Alternative forms

• ϣⲉⲣⲓ (šeri) — Bohairic
• ϣⲏⲏⲣⲉ (šēēre) — Sahidic
• ϣⲉⲣⲉ (šere) — Lycopolitan, Old Coptic
• ϣⲏⲏⲗⲓ (šēēli) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic šrt (“daughter”), from Egyptian šrjt (“girl, daughter”).

Noun

ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • (šeere) f

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) daughter
2. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) girl

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 584a–585b