ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉ (patape) — Sahidic
• ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉ (petepe) — Sahidic
• ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓ (patapi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic pꜣ-dj-ḥp (“given by Apis or given by Hapi”).

Proper noun

ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ • (patapē) m

1. (Sahidic) a male given name

Descendants

• → Arabic: بضابا (bidaba)
• → Ancient Greek: Πατάπιος (Patápios), Πατάαπις (Patáapis), Παταπῆς (Patapês)
  • → Romanian: Patapie
  • → Russian: Потап (Potap)

References

• Lüddeckens, Erich et al. 1980-2000: Demotisches Namenbuch, 3 Bände, Wiesbaden, p.332
• Blasco Torres, Ana Isabel (2017) Representing Foreign Sounds: Greek Transcriptions of Egyptian Anthroponyms from 800 BC to 800 AD, Leuven, Salamanca