ⲣⲓ

Coptic

Monk's cell in the Monastery of Saint Anthony, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲣⲉⲓ (rei) — Sahidic
• ⲗⲓ (li) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ryt (“room”), from Egyptian rwyt (“office room”).

Noun

ⲣⲓ • (ri) f

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) room, cell (monk's, prison cell)

Synonyms

• (room): ⲕⲉⲗⲗⲏ (kellē), ⲕⲁⲙⲁⲣⲁ (kamara)
• (monk's cell): ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ (manšōpi)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 287
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN