ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ

Coptic

El-Mahalla El-Kubra

Etymology

From Coptic ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (šairi, “couch, cohabitation, fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈʃaɪrə/

Proper noun

ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ • (tišairi) f

1. (Bohairic) El-Mahalla El-Kubra (a city in Egypt)

References

• Timm, Stefan (1991) Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit, Wiesbaden: Dr.Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 1527