ϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ (hikōn) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic
• ⲑⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ (theikōn) — Sahidic
• ⲑⲓⲕⲱ (thikō) — Sahidic
• ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ (thikōn) — Sahidic

Etymology

ⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ `ⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).

Noun

ϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ • (heikōn) f (plural ϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ (heikōn))

1. (Sahidic) icon

References

• TLA lemma no. C11130 (ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C11130 (accessed 2022-11-02).