ⲕⲉϣ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲕⲁϣ
(
kaš
)
—
Bohairic
,
Sahidic
Etymology
From
Demotic
(
gš
,
“
rush
”
)
, from
Egyptian
(
gꜣš
,
“
rush
”
)
.
Noun
ⲕⲉϣ
• (
keš
)
m
(
Akhmimic
,
Fayyumic
)
reed
,
rush
, particularly
Saccharum aegypticum
(
Akhmimic
,
Fayyumic
)
pencil