ⲁⲡⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpeʔ/

Etymology 1

From Demotic ꜥpt (“head”), from Egyptian

(tpt, “head”), originally from a feminine of the nisba adjective tpj (“being on top”), itself derived from tp (“atop, head”).

Noun

ⲁⲡⲉ • (ape) f (plural ⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ (apēue))

  1. (Sahidic) head

Etymology 2

From Demotic jpt found in ⲡⲁⲡⲉ (pape).

Noun

ⲁⲡⲉ • (ape) m

  1. (Sahidic) harem

References

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