Reconstruction:Coptic/ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ
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Coptic
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A hypothetical correction of the attested ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi) which is ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) + ⲕⲱϣ (kōš, “break”, verb) + ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi, “man”, noun), lit. "the men breaker". Calque of Arabic القَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, “The Victorious”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (tikašrōmi) f
References
[edit]- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN