ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic grg (to found, to construct). Compare Coptic ϭⲱⲣϭ (cōrc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲəɾˈkʲeːʔ/

Noun

ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (cercēm (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (cercooue))

  1. (Sahidic) a settlement

References

  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347