ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian chariot

• ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ (brcoout) — Sahidic
• ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ (berecōouts) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian (mrkbt, “war chariot”), from Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βəɾəˈkʲoːwt/

Noun

ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ • (berecōout) f

1. (Sahidic) chariot
2. (Sahidic) car

Synonyms

• ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ (harma)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN