ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ

Coptic

Waterfalls in Faiyum, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (kataraktēs) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs, “waterfall, cataract”).

Noun

ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ • (katahraktēs) m

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Oxyrhynchite) waterfall, cataract
2. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Oxyrhynchite) sluice

References

• TLA lemma no. C9359 (ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• Bible, Genesis 8:2