ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

A hamlet in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲡⲱϭⲛ (epōcn) — Sahidic
• ⲉⲡⲱϭⲙ (epōcm) — Sahidic
• ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲉ (epoike) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐποίκιον (epoíkion).

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed Classical Coptic) IPA^(key): /eˈpykion/
• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpikʲon/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɛˈbikʲon/

Proper noun

ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ • (epoikion) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) hamlet, farmstead

Synonyms

• ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)

Descendants

• → Arabic: بَبِيج (babīj)
  • → Coptic: ⲡⲉⲃⲓϫ (pebič)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Carsten Peust. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen 2010.