ⲕⲟⲓⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲟⲓ (koi) — Bohairic
• ⲕⲁⲓⲉ (kaie), ⲕⲁⲉⲓⲉ (kaeie) — Akhmimic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲕⲟⲓⲉ • (koie) f

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

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