ⲡⲉ
Coptic
Etymology 1
From Demotic -pꜣj, from Late Egyptian pꜣj
, from Middle Egyptian
(pw).
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Pronoun
ⲡⲉ • (pe) m
- (postpositive) he
- used as 3rd person masculine singular pronominal copula in verbless clauses
Coordinate terms
- ⲧⲉ (te)
- ⲛⲉ (ne)
Etymology 2
From Demotic
(p(.t), “sky”), from Egyptian
(pt, “sky”).
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![](Images/wiktionary/Demotic-character-pt.png.webp)
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Alternative forms
- ⲡⲏ (pē) – Fayyumic, Akhmimic
- ⲫⲉ (phe) – Bohairic
Noun
ⲡⲉ • (pe) m (plural ⲡⲏⲩⲉ (pēue))
- (Sahidic) heaven, sky
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 259
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 124