ⲁϫⲡ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲡ (čp) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic
• ϫⲉⲡ (čep) — Sahidic, Fayyumic

Etymology

Most likely ultimately derived from a form of ϣⲱⲡ (šōp, “moment, instant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /ˈac(ə)p/

Noun

ⲁϫⲡ • (ačp) f

1. (Bohairic, rarely Sahidic) hour, time

   ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁ ⲁϫⲡ ϣⲁϣϥⲓ

   afmoun ebol efsači ša ačp šašfi

   He kept talking until 7 o’clock

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 777
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• عبد النور, معوض داود. (1998) قاموس اللغة القبطية للهجتين البحيرية والصعيدية - قبطي عربي - الأستاذ معوض داود عبد النور, المركز المصري للطبعات, page 17