ⲣⲡⲉ

Coptic

Site of an Ancient Egyptian temple

Alternative forms

ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (rpeie) – Akhmimic
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (rpeei), ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (rpee) – Lycopolitan
ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (elpēi), ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (elpē), ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (erpēei) – Fayyumic
ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (erphei) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.

Noun

ⲣⲡⲉ • (rpe) m (plural ⲣⲡⲉ (rpe))

(Sahidic) temple

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 138

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