ⲑⲱϣ
Coptic
Suburbs on the border of Faiyum
Alternative forms
- ⲧⲟϣ (toš) – Sahidic, Oxyrhynchite
- ⲧⲱϣ (tōš) – Sahidic
- ⲧⲁϣ (taš) – Akhmimic, Fayyumic
- ⲑⲟϣ (thoš) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Egyptian tꜣš (“border”).
Noun
ⲑⲱϣ • (thōš) m
- (Bohairic) border, limit
- (Bohairic) nome
- (Bohairic) province, district, suburb
- (Bohairic) bishopric
Descendants
- → Arabic: طَاش (ṭāš)
References
- TLA lemma no. C4720 (ⲑⲱϣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),