ⲣⲓ

Coptic

Monk's cell in the Monastery of Saint Anthony, Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲣⲉⲓ (rei) — Sahidic
ⲗⲓ (li) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ryt (“room”), from Egyptian rwyt (“office room”).

Noun

ⲣⲓ • (ri) f

(Sahidic, Bohairic) room, cell (monk's, prison cell)

Synonyms

(room): ⲕⲉⲗⲗⲏ (kellē), ⲕⲁⲙⲁⲣⲁ (kamara)
(monk's cell): ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ (manšōpi)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 287
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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