ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ḏjṱ (“olive tree”), from Egyptian ḏt (“olive, olive tree”).

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, itself borrowed from a Semitic language. Compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt /zētu/, “olive, olive tree”), Hebrew זַיִת‎ (zayiṯ, “olive, olive tree”), and Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn, “olive”). Ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *zayt-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔjt/

Noun

ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ • (čoeit) m (plural ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit), nominal form ϫⲓⲧ- (čit-))

  1. (Sahidic) olive
  2. (Sahidic) olive tree

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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