ⲥⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ (spotou) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ (sphotou) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian (spt, “lips, edge, shore”).

Noun

ⲥⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ • (spatou) m

1. (Akhmimic, Fayyumic) lips (dual), edge, shore

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 353a