ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ
(
spotou
)
—
Sahidic
ⲥⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ
(
spatou
)
—
Akhmimic
,
Fayyumic
Etymology
From
Egyptian
(
spt
,
“
lips, edge, shore
”
)
.
Noun
ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ
• (
sphotou
)
m
(
Bohairic
)
lips
(dual),
edge
,
shore
Related terms
ⲥⲱⲡⲓ
(
sōpi
,
“
edge, fringe
”
)
References
Crum, Walter E.
(
1939
)
A Coptic Dictionary
[1]
, Oxford: Clarendon Press,
→ISBN
,
page
353a