Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Demotic ṯꜣy-ḏy (the bearer of the hairlock), a title of Harpocrates.

Pronunciation

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  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːˈt͡ʃʰoːj/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ɟiˈʃuj/
  • (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈt͡ʃoɪ̯/

Proper noun

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ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ (čicōim

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Arabic: جيجوي (jijūy)
  • Ancient Greek: Σισοις (Sisois)

References

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  • Trismegistos
  • Blasco Torres, Ana Isabel (2017) Representing Foreign Sounds: Greek Transcriptions of Egyptian Anthroponyms from 800 BC to 800 AD, Leuven, Salamanca