ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic ẖtb (to kill), from Egyptian ẖdb (to kill).

Pronunciation

  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈxoːtəb/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈxudab/
  • (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈxoteb/

Verb

ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ • (xōteb) (nominal state ϧⲉⲧⲉⲃ- or ϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ-, pronominal state ϧⲟⲑⲃ⸗, conjunct participle ϧⲁⲑⲉⲃ-)

  1. (Bohairic, transitive, intransitive) to kill

Conjugation

Noun

ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ • (xōtebm

  1. (Bohairic) murder

Derived terms

References

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