ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱϯ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ (sarakōte) — Sahidic

Etymology

ⲥⲱⲣ (sōr, “scatter, spread”) +‎ ⲕⲱϯ (kōti, “turn, go round, wander”), lit. "he who spreads going round".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɾaˈkʼoːtə/

Noun

ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲱϯ • (sarakōti) m or f

1. (Bohairic) traveler, vagabond

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN