ⲁⲥⲡⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲁⲥⲡⲉ (aspe) – Sahidic
- ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe) – Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
Etymology
From Egyptian
(jspt, “language”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /ˈaspə/
Noun
ⲁⲥⲡⲓ • (aspi) f
- (Bohairic) language
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 18