ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian chariot

ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ (berecōout) — Sahidic
ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ (berecōouts) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian

(mrkbt, “war chariot”), from Northwest Semitic *markabt- ("chariot"). Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇā), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗𐎋𐎁𐎚 (mrkbt /⁠markabtu⁠/).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βəɾˈkʲowt/

Noun

ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ • (brcoout) f

(Sahidic) chariot
(Sahidic) car

Synonyms

ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ (harma)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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