ϭⲟⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ṯs (“officer, commander, lord”), from Egyptian ṯsw (“commander”).

Pronunciation

  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰoi̯s/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ʃui̯s/
  • (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoɪ̯s/

Noun

ϭⲟⲓⲥ • (cois) m (plural ϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ (ciseu))

  1. (Bohairic) master
  2. (Bohairic) lord

Proper noun

Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ • (Pcois) m

  1. (Bohairic, Christianity, always with definite article) Lord

Synonyms

  • Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅ (Po̅s̅) — nomen sacrum (abbreviation)

References

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