ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ
Coptic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) + ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ (persēs, “Persian”, noun) i.e. "the Persian (fortress)".
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /təˈpɛrses/
- IPA(key): (reconstructed post-conquest Bohairic) /dəˈbarsis/
Proper noun edit
ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ • (tipersēs) f
References edit
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
- Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
- Amélineau, Emile (1893). La géographie de l’Egypte à l’époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. pp. 190.