ⲣⲁⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲉⲧ (let) — Fayyumic
• ⲣⲉⲧ (ret) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic rt (“foot”), from Egyptian rd (“foot”).

Noun

ⲣⲁⲧ • (rat) m (pronominal form ⲣⲁⲧ⸗ (rat⸗))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) foot
2. (Sahidic, Bohairic) leg

Synonyms

• ⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ (ourēte)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN