ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲥ (persis) — Bohairic
• ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲟⲓ (persioi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”).

Adjective

ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ • (persēs)

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Persian
2. (Bohairic) Ayyubid

Noun

ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ • (persēs) ?

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Persian
2. (Bohairic) Ayyubid dynasty

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
• TLA lemma no. C10156 (ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]