ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ

ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉ (patape) – Sahidic
• ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉ (petepe) – Sahidic
• ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓ (patapi) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic Pȝ-dỉ-Ḥp (“given by Apis or given by Nile”).

Proper noun

ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ • (patapē) m

1. (Sahidic) A male given name

Descendants

• → Arabic: بضابا‎ (bidaba)
• → Ancient Greek: Πατάπιος (Patápios), Πατάαπις (Patáapis), Παταπῆς (Patapês)
  • → Russian: Потап (Potap)

References

• Lüddeckens, Erich et al. 1980-2000: Demotisches Namenbuch, 3 Bände, Wiesbaden, p.332
• Blasco Torres, Ana Isabel, 2017. Representing foreign sounds: Greek Transcriptions of Egyptian Anthroponyms from 800 BC to 800 AD. Leuven, Salamanca