ⲁⲙⲡⲏⲣϣ

Coptic

Etymology

From ⲁⲙ- (am-, “clay”) +‎ ⲡⲏⲣϣ (pērš, “red-coloured substance”).

Noun

ⲁⲙⲡⲏⲣϣ • (ampērš) m

1. (Sahidic) red clay

Related terms

• ⲁⲙϩⲁⲧ (amhat, “white clay”)
• ⲁⲙⲧⲱϩ (amtōh, “clay mixed with straw”)

References

• TLA lemma no. C2748 (ⲁⲙⲡⲏⲣϣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]