Demotic
Etymology 1
From Late Period
Egyptian (ꜥ,
“house”), from earlier
Egyptian (ꜥt,
“room”) (or else a formation from the same root).
Noun
m
- house
- household, family
- room
- place, district, quarter
- temple
- holder, container
- (astrology) house, one of the twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic through which celestial bodies pass
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi), ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
- Old Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi), ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
Etymology 2
From
Egyptian (ꜥ,
“arm, part, portion, pair, region”).
Noun
m
- both arms or hands, the arms collectively
- arm, hand
- item, portion, piece
- pair
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
References
- Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago[1], volume Ꜥ (03.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, pages 5–18
- Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, pages 52–53
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 41–42
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, pages 52–53