ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (kerkē) – Lycopolitan
- *ϫⲉⲣϫⲏ (*čerčē) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Demotic grg (“to found, to construct”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲəɾˈkʲeːʔ/
Noun
ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (cercē) m (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (cercooue))
- (Sahidic) a settlement
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347