ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian
(rs, to be(come) awake, to awaken).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾojs/

Verb

ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ • (roeis) (stative ⲣⲏⲥ†)

  1. (Sahidic, intransitive) to be awake, to watch
  2. (Sahidic, transitive, rare) to observe
    Synonym: ⲛⲁⲩ (nau, to look, behold)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ⲙⲁⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ (man̄roeis)
  • ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ (oušē n̄roeis)
  • ⲣ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ (r̄oušē n̄roeis)

Noun

ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ • (roeism

  1. (Sahidic) watch, guard

References

  • TLA lemma no. C3058 (ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • TLA lemma no. C3060 (ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary