ⲑⲱϣ

Coptic

Suburbs on the border of Faiyum

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲟϣ (toš) — Sahidic, Oxyrhynchite
• ⲧⲱϣ (tōš) — Sahidic
• ⲧⲁϣ (taš) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic
• ⲑⲟϣ (thoš) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian tꜣš (“border”).

Noun

ⲑⲱϣ • (thōš) m

1. (Bohairic) border, limit
2. (Bohairic) nome
3. (Bohairic) province, district, suburb
4. (Bohairic) bishopric

Descendants

• → Egyptian Arabic: طَاش

References

• TLA lemma no. C4720 (ⲑⲱϣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]