Bohairic

B3O1H4A1I1R1I1C3

proper noun

The Coptic dialect of the western Nile delta and Alexandria, used as a widespread standard dialect in the second millennium CE

Similar
Memphitic
OriginArabic بُحَيْرِيّ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Coptic dialect of the western Nile delta and Alexandria, used as a widespread standard dialect in the second millennium CE

    Synonyms: Memphitic

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Coptic dialect of the western Nile delta and Alexandria, used as a widespread standard dialect in the second millennium CE

Similar
Memphitic
Also see
memphitic

Origin

  1. Arabicبُحَيْرِيّ“Of the Beheira Governate, from around Lake Mareotis”
  2. EnglishBohairic

Calque of Arabic بُحَيْرِيّ (buḥayriyy, “Of the Beheira Governate, from around Lake Mareotis”), used to name the dialect in an 11th-century Coptic grammar by Athanasius of Qus.

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APA

Bohairic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohairic

MLA

“Bohairic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohairic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bohairic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohairic.

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