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