ⲏϫⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲏϭⲉ (ēce) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian jꜣqt, from Proto-Semitic *wrq (“green”) (probably North-Western). Compare Hebrew ירק (yéreq, “vegetables”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈeːt͡ʃə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈaɟa/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈid͡ʒi/

Noun

ⲏϫⲓ • (ēči) m (plural ⲏϫⲓ (ēči))

1. (Bohairic) leek

Adjective

ⲏϫⲓ • (ēči)

1. (Bohairic) green

   ⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲏϫⲓ ― piaouan ǹēči ― the green color

See also

Colors in Coptic · ⲛⲓⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ (niaouan) (layout · text)

ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ (ouōbš)	ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ (kermi)	ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame)
ⲑⲣⲉϣⲣⲱϣ (threšrōš); ⲡⲏⲣⲡ (pērp)	ⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛ (manmon); ⲡⲟⲩⲛ (poun)	ⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ (aouin)
ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ (kortimos)	ⲏϫⲓ (ēči)	ⲁϭⲓⲛ (acin)
ⲫⲉ (phe); ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲁⲉⲓⲛⲟⲥ (kallaeinos)	ⲓⲱⲭⲣⲱⲟⲛ (iōkhrōon)	ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲱⲛ (asilōn)
ⲓⲱⲓⲁⲥ (iōias)	ϭⲏϫⲓ (cēči)	ⲃⲉⲣⲧ (bert)

Further reading

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 42
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 67