ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ (jičōi) — Bohairic
• ϭⲓϫⲱⲓ (čijōi) — Sahidic
• ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲓ (čiššōi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian ṯꜣy-ḏy (“the bearer of the hairlock”), a title of Harpocrates.

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːˈt͡ʃʼoːj/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɟiˈɟuj/
• (Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɡoɪ̯/

Proper noun

ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ • (jijōi) m

1. a male given name