Reconstruction:Coptic/ⲉϥⲱⲛϧ

Coptic

This Coptic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲃⲱⲛϩ (ebōnh) — Sahidic
• ⲁⲃⲱⲛⲁϩ (abōnah) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic jw⸗f-ꜥnḫ (“May he live”).

Proper noun

*ⲉϥⲱⲛϧ • (*efōnx) m

1. (Bohairic) a male given name

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ἐπώνυχος (Epṓnukhos), Ἀπύγχις (Apúnkhis)
  • → Coptic: ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲩⲭⲟⲥ (eponukhos)

References

• Trismegistos
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 45