ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ (čoeis) — Sahidic
• ϭⲟⲓⲥ (cois) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ṯs (“officer, commander, lord”), from Egyptian ṯsw (“commander”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃai̯s/ (reconstructed)

Noun

ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ • (čaeis) m (plural ϫⲓⲥⲁⲁⲩⲉ (čisaaue) or ϫⲓⲥⲁⲁⲩ (čisaau))

1. (Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) master
2. (Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) lord
3. (Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Christianity, always with definite article) Lord

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN