ⲕⲟⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲟⲓⲉ (koie) — Sahidic
• ⲕⲁⲓⲉ (kaie), ⲕⲁⲉⲓⲉ (kaeie) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (qy, “high ground”), from Egyptian (qꜣyt), ultimately derived from (qꜣj, “to be high”).

Noun

ⲕⲟⲓ • (koi) f

1. (Bohairic) field, pasture
2. (Bohairic) high-lying land

Derived terms

• ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲕⲟⲓ (remnkoi)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 92b
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 51