ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

A hamlet in Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲉⲡⲱϭⲛ (epōcn) — Sahidic
ⲉⲡⲱϭⲙ (epōcm) — Sahidic
ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲉ (epoike) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐποίκιον (epoíkion).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed Classical Coptic) IPA^(key): /eˈpykion/
(Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɛˈpikʲon/
(Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɛˈbikʲon/

Proper noun

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ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ • (epoikion) m

(Bohairic, Sahidic) hamlet, farmstead

Synonyms

ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)

Descendants

→ Arabic: بَبِيج (babīj)
- → Coptic: ⲡⲉⲃⲓϫ (pebič)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Carsten Peust. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen 2010.

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