ⲡⲉ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic -pꜣj, from Late Egyptian pꜣj , from Middle Egyptian (pw).

Pronoun

ⲡⲉ • (pe) m

1. (postpositive) he
2. used as 3rd person masculine singular pronominal copula in verbless clauses

Coordinate terms

• ⲧⲉ (te)
• ⲛⲉ (ne)

Etymology 2

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (p(.t), “sky”), from Egyptian (pt, “sky”).

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲏ (pē) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic
• ⲫⲉ (phe) — Bohairic

Noun

ⲡⲉ • (pe) m (plural ⲡⲏⲩⲉ (pēue))

1. (Sahidic) heaven, sky

Etymology 3

Noun

ⲡⲉ • (pe)

(Fayyumic) Alternative form of ⲡⲓ (pi, “kiss”)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 259
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 124