Reconstruction:Coptic/ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ

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 edit

Coptic Cairo

Alternative forms edit

ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi) — Bohairic

Etymology edit

A hypothetical correction of the attested ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi) which is ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) +‎ ⲕⲱϣ (kōš, “break”, verb) +‎ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi, “man”, noun), lit. "the men breaker". Calque of Arabic القَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, “The Victorious”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /təkaʃˈɾoːmə/

Proper noun edit

ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (tikašrōmi) f

Cairo (the capital of Egypt)
Synonyms: ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ (khairon), ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ (lioui), ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (khēmi)

References edit

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