ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲓ (lampi) — Fayyumic
ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ (rompe) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic rnpt (“year”), from Egyptian

(rnpt, “year”).

Pronunciation

(Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈɾompə/
(Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈɾumba/
(Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈrompi/

Noun

ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ • (rompi) f

(Bohairic) year

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 137
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 296

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