ⲉⲓⲱⲧ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠ (jṱ), from Egyptian (jt).

Jesus, his father Joseph, and Mary coming back from Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic
• ⲓⲟⲩⲧ (iout) — Old Coptic

Noun

ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • (eiōt) m (plural ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ (eiote) or ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲉ (eiate) or ⲉⲓⲁϯ (eiati), nominal form ⲉⲓⲧ- (eit-))

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) father
2. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, in the plural) parent (of unspecified sex)
3. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) title applied to religious leaders and monks
4. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) title applied to Biblical figures and saints

Etymology 2

From Demotic jt, from Egyptian (jt).

Alternative forms

• ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Bohairic, Fayyumic
• ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲧ (eiout) — Sahidic

Noun

ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • (eiōt) m

1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) barley

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 86b–87b
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 49