ⲧⲟϣ

Coptic
Suburbs on the border of Faiyum

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian tꜣš (“border”).

Noun

ⲧⲟϣ • (toš) m

  1. (Sahidic) border, limit
  2. (Sahidic) nome
  3. (Sahidic) province, district, suburb
  4. (Sahidic) bishopric

Descendants
  • → Arabic: طَاش‎ (ṭāš)

References
  • TLA lemma no. C4720 (ⲧⲟϣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),
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