ⲕⲁⲥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian
(qs, “bone”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲕⲁⲥ • (kas) m (plural (S) ⲕⲁⲁⲥ (kaas) or (S) ⲕⲁⲉⲥⲉ (kaese))

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) bone

Noun

ⲕⲁⲥ • (kas) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) stone, pit (of a fruit)
Derived terms
  • ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲁⲥ (markas), ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲥ (merkas), ⲙⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ (morkas, “bonesetter”)
  • ⲕⲁⲥⲃⲏⲧ (kasbēt, “ribs”)
  • ⲕⲁⲥⲣⲟ (kasro, “jawbone”)

Etymology 2

Same as the above, a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion)

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲕⲁⲥ • (kas) m

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) carat (a coin)

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 119b, 120a
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 63
  • TLA lemma no. C1358 (ⲕⲁⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
  • TLA lemma no. C1363 (ⲕⲁⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [3]
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