sfy

Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian


(zft, “knife, sword”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːfə/

Noun

⁠⁠⁠ f or m

  1. (feminine) sword
  2. (masculine) knife

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi)

References

  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 429
  • Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago‎[1], volume S (13.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, pages 200–201
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