ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian grg (“to found, to construct”). Compare Coptic ϭⲱⲣϭ (čōrč).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲəɾˈkʲeːʔ/

Noun

ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (čerčē) m (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (čerčooue))

  1. (Sahidic) a settlement

References

  • Vycichl, Werner (1983), Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347
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