ⲕⲱⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

From Egyptian
(qd, to build).

Verb

ⲕⲱⲧ • (kōt) (nominal state (S, B) ⲕⲉⲧ-, or (F) ⲕⲁⲧ-, pronominal state (S, B) ⲕⲟⲧ⸗, or (F, A) ⲕⲁⲧ⸗, stative (S, B) ⲕⲏⲧ, conjunct participle (S) ⲕⲁⲧ-)

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) to build, to form
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic, intransitive) to be edified
  3. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic, transitive) to edify, encourage

Conjugation

Noun

ⲕⲱⲧ • (kōtm

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) act of building
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) thing built
  3. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) edification
  4. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) rule (for edification)

Derived terms

  • ⲉⲕⲱⲧ (ekōt, builder, mason; potter)
  • ⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ (kōt ebol, to build) (Bohairic)
  • ⲙⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ (metkōt, building)
  • ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ (refkōt, builder)
  • ⲥⲉⲕⲱⲧ (sekōt, potter's place, workshop)
  • ϯⲕⲱⲧ (tikōt, edify)
  • ϫⲓⲕⲱⲧ (čikōt, receive edification)
  • ϭⲓⲛⲕⲱⲧ (cinkōt, act of building))

References

  • TLA lemma no. C1383 (ⲕⲱⲧ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • TLA lemma no. C1385 (ⲕⲱⲧ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary