ϫⲁⲓⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

Possibly from Egyptian ḏꜥ (“to be desert^?, lay waste”).

Noun

ϫⲁⲓⲉ • (čaie) m

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) desert

Synonyms

• ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ (erēmos)
• ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (toou) (Sahidic), ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (tōou) (Bohairic)
• ϣⲁϥⲉ (šafe) (Bohairic, Sahidic)

References

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