ⲥⲁϧ

Coptic
A Coptic Christian woman dictating a letter to a scribe, 1849

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian zẖꜣw (“scribe”).

Y4A1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sax/

Noun

ⲥⲁϧ • (sax) m (plural ⲥϧⲟⲩⲓ (sxoui))

  1. (Bohairic) teacher, scribe
  2. (Bohairic) master

Derived terms
  • ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁϧ (metsax, “skill”)
  • ⲥⲁϧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲥ (sax m̀merkas, “orthopedist”)
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