ϣⲁ

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Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḫꜣ (thousand), from Egyptian
M12
(ḫꜣ, thousand).

Alternative forms

Numeral

ϣⲁ (ša)

  1. (Fayyumic) one thousand

Etymology 2

From Demotic šry (nose), from Egyptian
S
r
t
fnD
(šrt, nostril, nose).

Alternative forms

Noun

ϣⲁ (šam (pronominal form ϣⲁⲛⲧ⸗ (šant⸗) or ϣⲁⲁⲛⲧ⸗ (šaant⸗) or ϣⲁⲁⲧ⸗ (šaat⸗) or ϣⲁⲧ⸗ (šat⸗) or ϣⲉⲛⲧ⸗ (šent⸗) or ϣⲛⲧ⸗ (šnt⸗))

  1. (Sahidic) nose

Etymology 3

From Demotic ḫꜥ (rise), from Egyptian
xa
a
Y1
(ḫꜥj, to rise).

Alternative forms

Verb

ϣⲁ (ša)

  1. (Sahidic) to rise (of celestial bodies)
Conjugation

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 542, 543
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 206
  • TLA lemma no. C5679 (ϣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • TLA lemma no. C5691 (ϣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),