ⲕⲉϣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian Scribe's reeds

• ⲕⲁϣ (kaš) — Bohairic, Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠ (gš, “rush”), from Egyptian (gꜣš, “rush”).

Noun

ⲕⲉϣ • (keš) m

1. (Akhmimic, Fayyumic) reed, rush, particularly Saccharum aegypticum
2. (Akhmimic, Fayyumic) pencil