ϧⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩϣ (saracōouš) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare, lit. 'big ear'”). Compare Persian خرگوش.

Noun

ϧⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ • (xaracōouts) ?

1. (Bohairic) hare, rabbit

Synonyms

• ⲥⲁⲣⲁϫⲱϥ (saračōf)
• ⲣⲁⲧⲫⲁⲧ (ratphat)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
• Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum