ⲁⲡⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian terra cotta head

• ⲁⲫⲉ (aphe) — Bohairic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpeʔ/

Etymology 1

From Demotic ꜥpt (“head”), from Egyptian (tpt, “head”), originally from a feminine of the nisba adjective tpj (“being on top”), itself derived from tp (“atop, head”).

Noun

ⲁⲡⲉ • (ape) f (plural ⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ (apēue))

1. (Sahidic) head

Etymology 2

Harem pool

From Demotic jpt found in ⲡⲁⲡⲉ (pape).

Noun

ⲁⲡⲉ • (ape) m

1. (Sahidic) harem

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 14