ϫⲁⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϫⲟⲓ (čoi) – Sahidic, Bohairic
- ϫⲟⲉⲓ (čoei) – Sahidic
- ϫⲁⲉⲓ (čaei) – Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
Etymology
From Demotic ḏj (“boat, ship”), from Egyptian ḏꜣy (“riverboat”).
Noun
ϫⲁⲓ • (čai) m (plural ϫⲁⲓ (čai))
- (Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) boat, ship
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 754
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN