ⲏⲣⲡ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲏⲗⲡ (ēlp) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic jrp (“wine”), from Egyptian

(jrp, “wine”).

Noun

ⲏⲣⲡ̄ • (ērp̄) m (plural ⲏⲣⲡ̄ (ērp̄), nominal form (S) ⲉⲣⲡ̄- (erp̄-) or (S) ⲣⲡ̄- (rp̄-))

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) wine

Usage notes

Rare usage with feminine gender is attested in Sahidic.

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 66-67

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