ⲕⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥ

Coptic

Qansuh II al-Ghawri, a Caucasian who ruled Egypt from 1501 to 1516

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲩⲭⲓⲟⲥ (kaukhios) — Bohairic
• ⲭⲁⲩⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (khaukianos) — Sahidic

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Καύκασος (Kaúkasos).

Noun

ⲕⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥ • (kaukos) m

1. (Bohairic) Caucasian, a native of the Caucasus

   ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ― nče kuros pikaukos pičači ǹte methmēi niben ― namely, Cyrus the Caucasian, the enemy of every righteousness

Adjective

ⲕⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥ • (kaukos)

1. (Bohairic) Caucasian

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 91