Coptic

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

sS
p t
Hn
Z2ss

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Noun

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ϣⲱⲡⲓ (šōpi?

  1. (Bohairic) cucumber (fruit)

Etymology 2

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From Demotic ḫpr, from Egyptian ḫpr (become).

xpr
r

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Verb

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ϣⲱⲡⲓ (šōpi)

  1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) to become
  2. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) to befall
Conjugation
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Derived terms

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References

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