ⲉⲕⲱⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ḳt (“builder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkoːt/

Noun

ⲉⲕⲱⲧ • (ekōt) m (plural (B) ⲉⲕⲟϯ (ekoti) or (S) ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲉ (ekote) or (S) ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ (ekate) or (S) ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲩ (ekatou))

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) builder, mason
2. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) potter

Derived terms

• ⲥⲉⲕⲱⲧ (sekōt, “workshop”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 65
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 123a
• Marcion Coptic dictionary