ⲕⲁⲡϣⲱ

Coptic

A sandy wasteland in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲡϣⲟ (kapšo) — Bohairic

Etymology

Abbreviation of ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲏ ⲉⲡϣⲱ (ousōše eskē epšō, “a field lying on sand”).

Noun

ⲕⲁⲡϣⲱ • (kapšō) m

1. (Bohairic) wasteland, sandy land

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 61