ϫⲱⲧ

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Coptic

Coptic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ϫⲱⲧ (čōt)
    Ordinal : ⲙⲁϩϫⲱⲧ (mahčōt)

Pronunciation

  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼoːt/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ɟut/
  • (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /ɡot/

Etymology 1

From Egyptian mḏwtj (“twenty”).

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Analyzed as dual of Egyptian mḏw (“ten”).

Alternative forms

Numeral

ϫⲱⲧ • (čōt) m (feminine ϫⲱϯ)

  1. (Bohairic) twenty
Coordinate terms
  • ϫⲱϯ (čōti) (feminine, Bohairic)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian ḏd (“pillar”).

Noun

ϫⲱⲧ • (čōt) m

  1. (Bohairic) pillar, column

References

Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN

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