ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲁⲓⲧ (čait) — Fayyumic
• ϫⲱⲓⲧ (čōit) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ḏjṱ (“olive tree”), from Egyptian ḏt (“olive, olive tree”).

, itself borrowed from a Semitic language. Compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt /⁠zētu⁠/, “olive, olive tree”), Hebrew זַיִת (zayiṯ, “olive, olive tree”), and Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”). Ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *zayt-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔjt/

Noun

ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ • (čoeit) m (plural ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit), nominal form ϫⲓⲧ- (čit-))

1. (Sahidic) olive
2. (Sahidic) olive tree

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN