ϫⲱ⸗

Coptic

Etymology

From Egyptian (ḏꜣḏꜣ, “head”).

Noun

ϫⲱ⸗ • (čō⸗) m

1. (All dialects, Old Coptic) head of.

   ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϫⲓⲛϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲏϫⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ― ebol nnetouči mmoou ncons činčōf mpkah šaarēčs ntoikoumenē ― From those who did violence to them, from the head of the land to the end of the world,

Related terms

• ϫⲱϫ (čōč, “head, capital”)