sfy

Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian (zft, “knife, sword”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːfə/

Noun

⁠⁠⁠ f or m

1. (feminine) sword
2. (masculine) knife

Descendants

• Coptic: ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi)

References

• Erichsen, Wolja (1954), Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 429
• Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago‎, volume S (13.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, pages 200–201