ⲉⲗⲡⲏ
Coptic
Site of an Ancient Egyptian temple
Alternative forms
- ⲣⲡⲉ (rpe) – Sahidic
- ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (rpeie) – Akhmimic
- ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (rpeei), ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (rpee) – Lycopolitan
- ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (elpēi), ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (erpēei) – Fayyumic
- ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (erphei) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.
Noun
ⲉⲗⲡⲏ • (elpē) m (plural ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (elpē))
- (Fayyumic) temple
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 138