ϭⲟⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ (čaeis) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ (čoeis) — Sahidic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoi̯s/
(Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ʃui̯s/
(Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɪ̯s/

Noun

ϭⲟⲓⲥ • (cois) m (plural ϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ (ciseu))

(Bohairic) master
(Bohairic) lord

Proper noun

Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ • (Pcois) m

(Bohairic, Christianity, always with definite article) Lord

Synonyms

Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅ (Po̅s̅) — nomen sacrum (abbreviation)

References

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

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