ϫⲱ

Coptic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /t͡ʃʼoːʔ/

Etymology 1

From Egyptian
(ḏd, to say, speak, talk).

Alternative forms

Verb

ϫⲱ • () (nominal state ϫⲉ-, pronominal state (S, L) ϫⲟⲟ⸗, imperative ⲁϫⲓ⸗, (A, L) ⲉϫⲓ⸗, (B) ⲁϫⲟ⸗ or ⲁϫⲟⲧ⸗, conjunct participle (S, L) ϫⲁⲧ-)

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, Old Coptic, intransitive) to say, speak, tell
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, transitive) to sing
Conjugation

Noun

ϫⲱ • (m (plural (B) ϫⲱⲟⲩⲓ (jōoui))

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) song, singing
  • ϫⲟⲥ (jos, saying, speech, claim) (Bohairic)
  • ⲁⲧϫⲱ (atjō, ineffable)
  • ⲣⲉϥϫⲉ- (refje-, sayer, speaker)
  • ⲣⲉϥϫⲱ (refjō, singer, minstrel)
  • ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ (činjoos, saying, speech)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

ϫⲱ • (m

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) cup

Etymology 3

Noun

ϫⲱ • ()

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) alternative form of ϫⲟⲓ (joi), ϫⲟⲉ (joe), ϫⲱⲓ (jōi) ("wall")

Etymology 4

Verb

ϫⲱ • ()

  1. (Sahidic) alternative form of ϫⲟ (jo, to put, send forth, spend)

Etymology 5

Verb

ϫⲱ • ()

  1. (Sahidic) alternative form of ϫⲟ (jo, to sow, plant)

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary
  • TLA lemma no. C7089 (ϫⲱ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-18).
  • TLA lemma no. C7091 (ϫⲱ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-18).