ⲉⲗⲡⲏ

Coptic

Site of an Ancient Egyptian temple

Alternative forms

• ⲣⲡⲉ (rpe) — Sahidic
• ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (rpeie) — Akhmimic
• ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (rpeei), ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (rpee) — Lycopolitan
• ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (elpēi), ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (erpēei) — Fayyumic
• ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (erphei) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.

Noun

ⲉⲗⲡⲏ • (elpē) m (plural ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (elpē))

1. (Fayyumic) temple

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 138