Reconstruction:Coptic/ϩⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲧ

Coptic

This Coptic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ (harpokratēs) — Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

Ptolemaic bronze Harpocrates, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

From Egyptian ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from ḥr (“Horus”) + pꜣ (“the”) + ẖrd (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harpəˈhrot/

Proper noun

*ⲫⲁⲣⲡⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ • (*pharpehrōt) m

1. (Sahidic, Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology) Harpocrates, Graeco-Egyptian god of silence, secrecy, trust, and confidentiality.