ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ
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Coptic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (kerkē) — Lycopolitan
- *ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ (*celcē) — Fayumic
Etymology[edit]
From Demotic grg (“to found, to construct”). Compare Coptic ϭⲱⲣϭ (cōrc).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (cercē) m (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (cercooue))
- (Sahidic) a settlement
References[edit]
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347