ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (kerkē) — Lycopolitan
• *ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ (*celcē) — Fayumic

Etymology

From Demotic grg (“to found, to construct”). Compare Coptic ϭⲱⲣϭ (cōrc).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲəɾˈkʲeːʔ/

Noun

ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (cercē) m (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (cercooue))

1. (Sahidic) a settlement

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347