ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲉ (petre) — Sahidic, Fayyumic
• ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ (petrou) — Sahidic, Fayyumic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /ˈpe.tros/

Proper noun

ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • (petros) m

1. a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Peter

References

• Isḥāḳ, Emile Māher. 1975. "The phonetics and phonology of the Boḥairic dialect of Coptic and the Survival of Coptic Word in the Colloquial and Classical Arabic of Egypt and of Coptic Grammatical Constructions in Colloquial Egyptian Arabic". University of Oxford