ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ

Coptic

A glass of ale

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ (skourkour) — Sahidic

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic سُقُرْقُع (suqurquʕ, “a drink made of millet or barley”).

Noun

ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ • (skorker) m

1. (Bohairic) a fermented drink from cereals: ale, beer

Synonyms

• ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ (hemki)

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 187