ϭⲟⲧ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϭⲁⲧ (cat) – Akhmimic, Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic qd (“substance, character, form”), from Egyptian qdy (“substance, character, form”). This etymology, however, is rejected by Carsten (1999: 108). He argues that a change from masculine to feminine is unlikely, and the fact that "qd" ceased to be used in Demotic in later times.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲot/
Noun
ϭⲟⲧ (cot) f
- (Sahidic) size, age, form
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 338
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 833
- Peust Carsten (1999) Egyptian phonology[108]