ϫⲱϫ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic Egyptian gꜥgꜥ, from Semitic.

An Ancient Egyptian loaf of bread.

Alternative forms

• ϭⲱϭ (čōč) — Sahidic
• ϭⲁⲁϭⲓ (čaači) — Fayyumic

Verb

ϫⲱϫ • (jōj) (pronominal state ϫⲟϫ⸗, stative ϫⲏϫ)

1. (Bohairic, ambitransitive) to roast, bake

Noun

ϫⲱϫ • (jōj) m

1. (Bohairic) baked bread
2. (Bohairic) unleavened bread

Etymology 2

From Egyptian (ḏꜣḏꜣ, “head”).

Noun

ϫⲱϫ • (jōj) m (nominal form (B) ϫⲁϫ- (jaj-))

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) head, capital
2. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) leader, chief

Derived terms

• ϣⲛϫⲱϫ (šnjōj, “headache”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ϫⲱϫ • (jōj) ?

1. (Sahidic) needle

References

• Vocabularium coptico-Latinum, Gustav Parthey, 1844
• Marcion Coptic dictionary
• TLA lemma no. C7497 (ϫⲱϫ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• TLA lemma no. C7513 (ϫⲱϫ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]