ⲡⲉϣⲉ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic pšt, from Egyptian (psšt, “share; half”).

Alternative forms

• ⲫⲁϣⲓ (phaši) — Bohairic
• ⲡⲉϣⲓ (peši) — Fayyumic
• ⲡⲏϣⲉ (pēše), ⲡⲓϣⲉ (piše) — Sahidic
• ⲡⲁϣⲉ (paše) — Sahidic, Fayyumic

Noun

ⲡⲉϣⲉ • (peše) f

1. (Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Sahidic) division, half

Related terms

• ⲡⲱϣ (pōš), ⲡⲱϣⲉ (pōše)

Etymology 2

Noun

ⲡⲉϣⲉ • (peše) m or f

1. (Sahidic) Alternative form of ⲡⲁⲓϣⲉ (paiše)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 278a, 278b
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 131