ⲑⲉϣⲉ

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Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic A2-2etš (tše), from Egyptian *
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(*tꜣšj), from tꜣš (border) + -j (nisba ending).

Noun

ⲑⲉϣⲉ (thešem (feminine ⲑⲉϣⲏ (thešē), plural ⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ (thešeu))

  1. (Bohairic) neighbor

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 452
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 202
  • Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1921) Koptisches Handwörterbuch (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, page 159
  • Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 58–59
  • Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, volume T (12.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, page 296