ⲗⲉⲃⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲁⲡⲧ (lapt) — Bohairic
• ⲗⲁⲧⲡ (latp) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Semitic, compare Arabic لِفْت (lift, “turnip”), Hebrew לֶפֶת (lefet, “turnip”), Classical Syriac ܠܰܦܬܳܐ (laftā, “turnip”), Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 (LU.UB₂.SAR /⁠laptu, liptu⁠/, “turnip”).

Noun

ⲗⲉⲃⲧ • (lebt) m

1. (Bohairic) turnip

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 145b
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 74