ⲥⲱⲡⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲱⲃⲉ (sōbe) – Sahidic
ⲥⲱⲡⲓ (sōpi) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic spy, sby (“lip, edge”), from Egyptian

(spt, “lip, edge”).

Noun

ⲥⲱⲡⲉ • (sōpe) f (plural ⲥⲱⲡⲉ (sōpe))

edge
fringe

See also

ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ (spotou, “lips; edge, shore”) (dual)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 351
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 159

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