ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲉ (petre) – Sahidic, Fayyumic
- ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ (petrou) – Sahidic, Fayyumic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /ˈpe.tros/
Proper noun
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ • (petros) m
- A male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Peter
References
- Isḥāḳ, Emile Māher. 1975. "The phonetics and phonology of the Boḥairic dialect of Coptic and the Survival of Coptic Word in the Colloquial and Classical Arabic of Egypt and of Coptic Grammatical Constructions in Colloquial Egyptian Arabic". University of Oxford