ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

From ⲫⲟⲣϣ (phorš, “to be spread”), from Demotic prḫ (“to stretch out”), from Egyptian prḫ, prš (“to open up, stretch out”).

Noun

ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ (phorši) f

  1. (Bohairic) table

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