ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϣⲉⲣⲓ (šeri) — Bohairic
ϣⲏⲏⲣⲉ (šēēre) — Sahidic
ϣⲉⲣⲉ (šere) — Lycopolitan, Old Coptic
ϣⲏⲏⲗⲓ (šēēli) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic šrt (“daughter”), from Egyptian šrjt (“girl, daughter”).

Noun

ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • (šeere) f

(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) daughter
(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) girl

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 584a–585b

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