Reconstruction:Coptic/ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ

This Coptic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian grg (“to found, to construct”). Is not directly attested but can be found in toponyms like ⲡⲉⲗϭⲉⲥⲟⲟⲕ (ⲡⲉⲗϭⲓⲥⲟⲟⲕ) and ⲡⲉⲗϭⲏⲉⲓϣ.

Noun

*ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ • (*čelčē) m

  1. (Fayyumic) a settlement

References

  • Peust, Carsten (2010), Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎[1] (in German), Göttingen, page 30
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