ⲕⲁⲡϣⲱ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲕⲁⲡϣⲟ (kapšo) – Bohairic
Etymology
Abbreviation of ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲏ ⲉⲡϣⲱ (ousōše eskē epšō, “a field lying on sand”).
Noun
ⲕⲁⲡϣⲱ • (kapšō) m
- (Bohairic) wasteland, sandy land
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 61