ⲏϭⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲏϫⲓ (ēči) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian jꜣqt. Compare Hebrew ירק (yéreq, “vegetables”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːkʲə/

Noun

ⲏϭⲉ • (ēce) m (plural ⲏϭⲉ (ēce))

(Sahidic) leek

References

Carsten Peust (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language, page 108

Further reading

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

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