ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ

ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ (heikōn) – Sahidic
• ⲑⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ (theikōn) – Sahidic
• ⲑⲓⲕⲱ (thikō) – Sahidic
• ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ (thikōn) – Sahidic

Etymology

ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ `ⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).

Noun

ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ • (hikōn) f (plural ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ (hikōn))

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References

• TLA lemma no. C11130 (ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C11130 (accessed 2022-11-02).