ϣⲏⲣⲓ

Coptic

A boy from Faiyum, Egypt.

Alternative forms

• ϣⲏⲣⲉ (šēre) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϣⲏⲗⲓ (šēli) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic šr, from Egyptian (šr, “boy, son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈʃeːɾə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈʃaɾa/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈʃiri/

Noun

ϣⲏⲣⲓ • (šēri) m

1. (Bohairic) boy
2. (Bohairic) son

See also

• ϣⲉⲣⲓ (šeri)