ⲡⲁⲡⲉ

Coptic

A street in Luxor

Etymology

From ⲡ- (p-) + Demotic jpt (“inner sanctum of a temple”), having become masculine in Coptic times. The form without article ⲁⲡⲉ (ape) is the earlier usage. Compare Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai) and Ancient Greek Ωφις (Ōphis, “Aba al-Waqf, a village in Middle Egypt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpapə/

Proper noun

ⲡⲁⲡⲉ • (pape) f

1. (Sahidic) Luxor (a city in Egypt)

   Synonym: ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (pšomt ǹkastron)

Related terms

• ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ (thebais)
• ⲡⲁⲱⲡⲉ (paōpe)

References

• Timm, Stefan (1991) Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit, Wiesbaden: Dr.Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 2904
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 349