ⲁⲥⲡⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲁⲥⲡⲉ (aspe) — Sahidic
ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Egyptian

(jspt, “language”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /ˈaspə/

Noun

ⲁⲥⲡⲓ • (aspi) f

(Bohairic) language

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 18

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