ϭⲟⲓⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ (čaeis) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ (čoeis) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ṯs (“officer, commander, lord”), from Egyptian ṯsw (“commander”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoi̯s/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ʃui̯s/
• (Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɪ̯s/

Noun

ϭⲟⲓⲥ • (cois) m (plural ϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ (ciseu))

1. (Bohairic) master
2. (Bohairic) lord

Proper noun

Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ • (Pcois) m

1. (Bohairic, Christianity, always with definite article) Lord

Synonyms

• Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅ (Po̅s̅) — nomen sacrum (abbreviation)

References

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