ϫⲁⲓⲉ
Coptic
Etymology
Possibly from Egyptian ḏꜥ (“to be desert?, lay waste”).
Noun
ϫⲁⲓⲉ (jaie) m
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic) desert
Synonyms
- ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ (erēmos)
- ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (toou) (Sahidic), ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (tōou) (Bohairic)
- ϣⲁϥⲉ (šafe) (Bohairic, Sahidic)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN