ⲥⲱⲡⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲱⲃⲉ (sōbe) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲱⲡⲓ (sōpi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic spy, sby (“lip, edge”), from Egyptian (spt, “lip, edge”).

Noun

ⲥⲱⲡⲉ • (sōpe) f (plural ⲥⲱⲡⲉ (sōpe))

1. edge
2. fringe

See also

• ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ (spotou, “lips; edge, shore”) (dual)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 351
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 159