ⲉⲓⲱⲧ
Coptic
Etymology 1
From Demotic (jṱ), from Egyptian
(jt).
Alternative forms
- ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt) – Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic
- ⲓⲟⲩⲧ (iout) – Old Coptic
Noun
ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • (eiōt) m (plural (S) ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ (eiote) or (A, L) ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲉ (eiate) or (A, L) ⲉⲓⲁϯ (eiati), nominal form (S) ⲉⲓⲧ- (eit-))
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) father
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, in the plural) parent (of unspecified sex)
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) title applied to religious leaders and monks
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) title applied to Biblical figures and saints
Etymology 2
From Demotic jt, from Egyptian
(jt).
Alternative forms
- ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt) – Sahidic, Akhmimic, Bohairic, Fayyumic
- ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲧ (eiout) – Sahidic
Noun
ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • (eiōt) m
- (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) barley
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 86b–87b
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 49