ⲡⲱϩⲥ

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Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic phs, pḥs, from Egyptian
p
z
HbHA2
(pzḥ, bite).

Verb

ⲡⲱϩⲥ (pōhs) (nominal state (S) ⲡⲉϩⲥ-, pronominal state (A) ⲡⲁϩⲥ⸗, stative (S) ⲡⲟϩⲥ)

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) to bite
    Synonyms: ⲗⲱⲕⲥ (lōks), (Bohairic) ⲗⲁⲡⲥⲓ (lapsi)

Conjugation

Noun

ⲡⲱϩⲥ (pōhsm

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) a bite
    Synonym: (Bohairic) ⲗⲁⲡⲥⲓ (lapsi)

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 283a
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132
  • TLA lemma no. C2995 (ⲡⲱϩⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • TLA lemma no. C2996 (ⲡⲱϩⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),