ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ (čaeis) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
ϭⲟⲓⲥ (cois) — Bohairic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoi̯s/ (reconstructed)

Noun

ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ • (čoeis) m (plural ϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ (čisooue) or ϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩ (čisoou))

(Sahidic) master
(Sahidic) lord
(Sahidic, Christianity, always with definite article) Lord

References

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

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