ⲕⲱⲧⲉ

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Etymology

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Verb

ⲕⲱⲧⲉ (kōte) (nominal state (S) ⲕⲉⲧ-, pronominal state ⲕⲟⲧ⸗, or (F, L, A) ⲕⲁⲧ⸗, stative (S) ⲕⲏⲧ)

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic, intransitive):
    1. to turn, go around
    2. to go around (with a waterwheel), to water
    3. to form a circle
    4. to return
    5. to wander, stray
    6. to go about seeking, to seek
  2. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic, transitive):
    1. to turn (often of face)
    2. to surround
  3. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic, reflexive):
    1. to turn oneself, return, repeat

Conjugation

Noun

ⲕⲱⲧⲉ (kōte?

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) turning round, circuit, surroundings
  2. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) turning (of water-wheel)
  3. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) seeking, inquiry

Preposition

ⲕⲱⲧⲉ (kōte)

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) about, concerning

Derived terms

References

  • TLA lemma no. C1416 (ⲕⲱⲧⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • TLA lemma no. C1431 (ⲕⲱⲧⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • TLA lemma no. C1433 (ⲕⲱⲧⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary