ϧⲏⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲏⲧ (hēt) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian ḫdj (“to go downstream, northwards”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /xeːt/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /xat/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /xit/

Proper noun

ϧⲏⲧ • (xēt) m

1. (Bohairic) north

Coordinate terms

• (west): ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ (ement)
• (south): ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs)
• (east): ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt)