I. bōˈhīrik noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Bohair ah Lower Egypt (from Arabic buhairah lake) + English -ic
: a Coptic dialect formerly spoken in the northwestern Nile delta region including Alexandria and surviving in Coptic Christian liturgical use and as the language of the official Bible version of the Coptic Church
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, being, or composed in Bohairic