ϭⲟⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϭⲁⲧ (cat) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic qd (“substance, character, form”), from Egyptian qdy (“substance, character, form”). This etymology, however, is rejected by Carsten (1999: 108). He argues that a change from masculine to feminine is unlikely, and the fact that "qd" ceased to be used in Demotic in later times.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲot/

Noun

ϭⲟⲧ • (cot) f

1. (Sahidic) size, age, form

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 338
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 833