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𐦯𐦢𐦧𐦡𐦯𐦢𐦤𐦡

Meroitic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Egyptian tꜣ-špst (literally “The Noblewoman”). Compare Old Coptic ϣⲁⲡϣⲓ (šapši), ϭⲁⲡϭⲓ (capci), Ancient Greek Τσεψις (Tsepsis), Σεψις (Sepsis).

Proper noun

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𐦯𐦢𐦧𐦡𐦯𐦢𐦤𐦡 (sipesiye /sipsiyə/)

  1. a female given name from Egyptian

References

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  • Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 46
  • Rilly, Claude, de Voogt, Alex (2012) The Meroitic Language and Writing System, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 115
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