ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲣⲡⲉ (rpe) — Sahidic
ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (rpeie) — Akhmimic
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (rpeei), ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (rpee) — Lycopolitan
ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (erpēei), ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (elpē) — Fayyumic
ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (erphei) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.

Noun

ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ • (elpēi) m (plural ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (elpēi))

(Fayyumic) temple

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 138

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