ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ
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Coptic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Demotic ḏjṱ (“olive tree”), from Egyptian ḏt (“olive, olive tree”).
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, itself borrowed from a Semitic language. Compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt /zētu/, “olive, olive tree”), Hebrew זַיִת (zayiṯ, “olive, olive tree”), and Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”). Ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *zayt-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ • (čoeit) m (plural ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit), nominal form ϫⲓⲧ- (čit-))
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN