ⲣⲡⲉ

Coptic

Site of an Ancient Egyptian temple

Alternative forms

• ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (rpeie) — Akhmimic
• ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (rpeei), ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (rpee) — Lycopolitan
• ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (elpēi), ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (elpē), ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (erpēei) — Fayyumic
• ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (erphei) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.

Noun

ⲣⲡⲉ • (rpe) m (plural ⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ (rpēue))

1. (Sahidic) temple

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 138
• Lambdin, Thomas Oden (1983) Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 264