ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ
Coptic
A faience tile from the throne of Pharaoh Ramesses III depicting a tattooed ancient Libyan chief
Etymology
From Demotic pyt (“Lybian, of the Phaiat tribe”). Compare Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎹𐎠 (Putāyā).
Synonyms
- ⲣⲉⲙϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ (remtilubē)
- ⲗⲓⲃⲩⲕⲟⲥ (libukos)
Derived terms
- ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (niphaiat)
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 159
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 350
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