𐦯𐦢𐦧𐦡𐦯𐦢𐦤𐦡
Meroitic
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Egyptian tꜣ-špst (literally “The Noblewoman”). Compare Old Coptic ϣⲁⲡϣⲓ (šapši), ϭⲁⲡϭⲓ (capci), Ancient Greek Τσεψις (Tsepsis), Σεψις (Sepsis).
Proper noun
edit𐦯𐦢𐦧𐦡𐦯𐦢𐦤𐦡 (sipesiye /sipsiyə/)
- a female given name from Egyptian
References
edit- 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