ⲥⲁϧ

Coptic

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

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁϩ (sah) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲉϩ (seh) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian zẖꜣw (“scribe”).

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”)