ⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ

Coptic

Etymology
Possibly from Demotic srj (“nobleman, officer”), from Egyptian
(sr, “official, magistrate”).

Noun

ⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ (siour) m

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) eunuch

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 168
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 371
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