ⲥⲉϩ

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Coptic

A Coptic Christian woman dictating a letter to a scribe, 1849

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Etymology

From Egyptian zẖꜣw (scribe).

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Pronunciation

Noun

ⲥⲉϩ (sehm or f (plural ⲥϩⲟⲩⲓ (shoui), nominal form ⲥⲁⲭ- (sakh-))

  1. (Fayyumic) teacher, scribe
  2. (Fayyumic) master

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