ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

  • ⲉⲡⲱϭⲛ (epōcn) — Sahidic
  • ⲉⲡⲱϭⲙ (epōcm) — Sahidic
  • ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲉ (epoike) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐποίκιον (epoíkion).

Pronunciation

  • (reconstructed Classical Coptic) IPA(key): /eˈpykion/
  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /ɛˈpikʲon/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ɛˈbikʲon/

Noun

ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ • (epoikion) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) hamlet, farmstead

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: بَبِيج (babīj)

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Carsten Peust. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen 2010.
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