ϫⲫⲟⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϭⲃⲟⲓ (cboi), ϭⲃⲟⲉ (cboe) — Sahidic
ϭⲃⲁⲉⲓ (cbaei), ϭⲃⲁⲓ (cbai) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
ϭⲃⲁⲉⲓ (cbaei), ϭⲃⲁⲓ (cbai) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic gbt (“arm”), from Egyptian

(gbꜣ, “arm (of men), leg (of beast)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) */(ə)t͡ʃˈpʰoj/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) */(a)ɟˈbuj/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /eɡˈfoɪ̯/

Noun

ϫⲫⲟⲓ • (čphoi) m

(Bohairic) arm
(Bohairic) leg (of animals)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 805
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 325