ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲓⲉⲃⲧ
(
iebt
)
,
ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ
(
eiebt
)
—
Bohairic
ⲓⲏϥⲧ
(
iēft
)
,
ⲁⲓⲏⲃⲧ
(
aiēbt
)
—
Fayyumic
ⲉⲓⲃⲧ
(
eibt
)
—
Akhmimic
ⲉⲓⲃⲧⲉ
(
eibte
)
—
Lycopolitan
Etymology
From
Egyptian
jꜣbtj
(
“
eastern
”
)
Noun
ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ
• (
eiebt
)
m
(
Sahidic
)
east
Synonym:
ⲙϩⲓⲧ
(
mhit
)
Coordinate terms
(
west
)
:
ⲉⲙⲛⲧ
(
emnt
)
(
south
)
:
ⲣⲏⲥ
(
rēs
)
(
north
)
:
ϩⲏⲧ
(
hēt
)
,
ⲙϩⲓⲧ
(
mhit
)
,
ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ
(
emhit
)