ϣⲱⲡⲓ

Coptic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈʃoːpə/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈʃuba/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic pronunciation) /ˈʃopi/

Etymology 1

From Demotic Egyptian špj, šwbj (cucumber), from Egyptian sšpt, šspt, šbt (cucumber).



Alternative forms

Noun

ϣⲱⲡⲓ • (šōpim or f

  1. (Bohairic) cucumber (fruit)

Etymology 2

    From Demotic Egyptian ḫpr, from Egyptian

    (ḫpr, to become).

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    ϣⲱⲡⲓ • (šōpi) (stative (B) ϣⲟⲡ, (F) ϣⲁⲁⲡ)

    1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic, intransitive) to become, befall
    2. (Bohairic, Fayyumic, stative) to be, exist
    Conjugation
    Derived terms

    References

    • Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
    • Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor (1991), “Protodialect”, in The Coptic Encyclopedia[1], New York: Macmillan, →ISBN