ϫⲁϫⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲁϫⲓ (čači) — Bohairic
• ϫⲉϫⲓ (čeči) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠ (ḏḏy, “enemy”), from Egyptian (ḏrḏr, “foreign”).

Noun

ϫⲁϫⲉ • (čače) m or f (plural ϫⲓϫⲉⲉⲩ (čičeeu) or ϫⲓϫⲉⲉⲩⲉ (čičeeue) or ϫⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ (čičeou) or ϫⲓⲛϫⲉⲉⲩ (činčeeu) or ϫⲓⲛϫⲉⲉⲩⲉ (činčeeue) or ϫⲓⲛϫⲉⲩⲉ (činčeue))

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Old Coptic) enemy

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 323
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 799-800
• Lambdin, Thomas Oden (1983) Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 341