ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ
Coptic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (kerkē) — Lycopolitan
- *ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ (*celcē) — Fayumic
Etymology edit
From Demotic grg (“to found, to construct”). Compare Coptic ϭⲱⲣϭ (cōrc).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (cercē) m (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (cercooue))
- (Sahidic) a settlement
References edit
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347