ϣⲟⲡ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣⲟⲟⲡ (šoop) — Sahidic
• ϣⲁⲡ (šap) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian (šzp, “palm (measure), palm of the hand”).

Noun

ϣⲟⲡ • (šop) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) palm (as measure), four fingerbreadth

Related terms

• ϣⲱⲡ (šōp, “group of four”)

References

• Marcion Coptic dictionary
• TLA lemma no. C5969 (ϣⲟⲡ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-18).