ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ

Coptic
A dome in the Red Monastery in Egypt

Etymology

From Arabic قبة‎ (qubba, “dome, cupola”). Compare Classical Syriac ܩܘܒܬܐ‎ (qubbəṯā).

Noun

ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ • (kepitō) f

  1. (Bohairic) dome, cupola

References
  • Casanova, P. (1901) Les noms coptes du Caire et localités voisines, BIFAO 1, Institut français d'archéologie orientale
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