ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (kerkē) — Lycopolitan
*ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ (*celcē) — Fayumic

Etymology

From Demotic grg (“to found, to construct”). Compare Coptic ϭⲱⲣϭ (cōrc).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʲəɾˈkʲeːʔ/

Noun

ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ • (cercē) m (plural ϭⲉⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲉ (cercooue))

(Sahidic) a settlement

References

Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 347

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