ϫⲱⲧ

Coptic

Coptic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ϫⲱⲧ (čōt)     Ordinal : ⲙⲁϩϫⲱⲧ (mahčōt)

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼoːt/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɟut/
• (Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɡot/

Etymology 1

From Egyptian mḏwtj (“twenty”).

Analyzed as dual of Egyptian mḏw (“ten”).

Alternative forms

• ϫⲟⲩⲧ (čout) — Bohairic
• ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ (čouōt) — Sahidic

Numeral

ϫⲱⲧ • (čōt) m (feminine ϫⲱϯ)

1. (Bohairic) twenty

Coordinate terms

• ϫⲱϯ (čōti) (feminine, Bohairic)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian ḏd (“pillar”).

Noun

ϫⲱⲧ • (čōt) m

1. (Bohairic) pillar, column

References

Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN