ϩⲁⲡⲉ

Coptic

The Apis bull (Apis, Taureau Consacré a la Lune), N372.2, Brooklyn Museum

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲡⲓ (hapi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian ḥp.

Proper noun

ⲡϨⲁⲡⲉ • (pHape) m

1. (Sahidic) the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum).