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Coptic
Etymology
From Egyptian jꜣqt, from Proto-Semitic *wrq (“green”) (probably North-Western). Compare Hebrew ירק (yéreq, “vegetables”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈeːt͡ʃə/
- IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈaɟa/
- IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈid͡ʒi/
Noun
ⲏϫⲓ • (ēči) m (plural ⲏϫⲓ (ēči))
- (Bohairic) leek
Adjective
ⲏϫⲓ • (ēči)
- (Bohairic) green
- ⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲏϫⲓ ― piaouan ǹēči ― the green color
See also
References
- ^ Carsten Peust (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language, page 108
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