Reconstruction:Coptic/ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ

This Coptic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Coptic

Coptic Cairo

Alternative forms

ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi) — Bohairic

Etymology

A hypothetical correction of the attested ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi) which is ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) +‎ ⲕⲱϣ (kōš, “break”, verb) +‎ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi, “man”, noun), lit. "the men breaker". Calque of Arabic القَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, “The Victorious”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təkaʃˈɾoːmə/

Proper noun

*ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (*tikašrōmi) f

Cairo (the capital of Egypt)
Synonyms: ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ (khairon), ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ (lioui), ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (khēmi)

References

Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN