Reconstruction:Coptic/ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ
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This Coptic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Coptic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ϭⲉⲗϭⲉ (celce) — Fayyumic
- ϭⲉⲗϭⲓ (celci) — Fayyumic
- ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (kerkē) — Lycopolitan
- ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ (cercē) — Sahidic
Etymology[edit]
From Demotic grg (“to found, to construct”). Is not directly attested but can be found in toponyms like ⲡⲉⲗϭⲉⲥⲟⲟⲕ (ⲡⲉⲗϭⲓⲥⲟⲟⲕ) and ⲡⲉⲗϭⲏⲉⲓϣ.
Noun[edit]
*ϭⲉⲗϭⲏ • (*celcē) m
- (Fayyumic) a settlement
References[edit]
- Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)[1] (in German), Göttingen, page 30