ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ (čoeis) — Sahidic
ϭⲟⲓⲥ (cois) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ṯs (“officer, commander, lord”), from Egyptian ṯsw (“commander”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃai̯s/ (reconstructed)

Noun

ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ • (čaeis) m (plural ϫⲓⲥⲁⲁⲩⲉ (čisaaue) or ϫⲓⲥⲁⲁⲩ (čisaau))

(Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) master
(Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) lord
(Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Christianity, always with definite article) Lord

References

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

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