ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ
Coptic
A hamlet in Egypt
Alternative forms
- ⲉⲡⲱϭⲛ (epōcn) – Sahidic
- ⲉⲡⲱϭⲙ (epōcm) – Sahidic
- ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲉ (epoike) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐποίκιον (epoíkion).
Proper noun
ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ • (epoikion) m
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) hamlet, farmstead
Descendants
- → Arabic: ببيج (babij)
- → Coptic: ⲡⲉⲃⲓϫ (pebič)
Synonyms
- ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ (čephro)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Carsten Peust. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen 2010.