ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲱⲟⲛ

Coptic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܪܛܢܐ or Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, crab, cancer).

Noun edit

ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲱⲟⲛ (sardōonm

  1. crab
  2. cancer
  3. Cancer (sign of the zodiac)

References edit

  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum