ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ

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Coptic

Giza

Alternative forms

Etymology

ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) +‎ ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ (persēs, Persian, noun) i.e. "the Persian (fortress)".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /təˈpɛrses/
  • IPA(key): (reconstructed post-conquest Bohairic) /dəˈbarsis/

Proper noun

ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ (tipersēsf

  1. (Bohairic) Giza (a city in Egypt)

References

  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum
  • Amélineau, Emile (1893). La géographie de l’Egypte à l’époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. pp. 190.