ⲥⲱⲡⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲱⲃⲉ (sōbe) – Sahidic
- ⲥⲱⲡⲓ (sōpi) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Demotic spy, sby (“lip, edge”), from Egyptian
(spt, “lip, edge”).
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Noun
ⲥⲱⲡⲉ • (sōpe) f (plural ⲥⲱⲡⲉ (sōpe))
- edge
- fringe
See also
- ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ (spotou, “lips; edge, shore”) (dual)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 351
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 159