ⲣⲱⲓⲥ

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Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian
rsU40ir
(rs, to be(come) awake, to awaken).

Verb

ⲣⲱⲓⲥ (rōis) (stative ⲣⲏⲥ†)

  1. (Bohairic, intransitive) to be awake, to watch
  2. (Bohairic, transitive) to observe

Conjugation

Noun

ⲣⲱⲓⲥ (rōism

  1. (Bohairic) watch, guard

References

  • TLA lemma no. C3058 (ⲣⲱⲓⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • TLA lemma no. C3060 (ⲣⲱⲓⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary