ⲥⲟⲣⲧ

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Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Egyptian sꜥrt, from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew שַׂעֲרָה (śaʿărā), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt /⁠šaʿartu⁠/, wool), Arabic شَعَرَة (šaʕara), and Akkadian 𒊬𒌈 (šārtum). Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *śaʿart- (hair)

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Noun

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ⲥⲟⲣⲧ (sortf (plural ⲥⲟⲣⲧ (sort))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) wool