ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ

Coptic

Waterfalls in Faiyum, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (katahraktēs) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ • (kataraktēs) m

1. (Bohairic) waterfall, cataract
2. (Bohairic) sluice

References

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