ⲕⲁⲥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian (qs, “bone”).

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲉⲉⲥ (kees) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic
• ⲕⲏⲥ (kēs), ⲕⲓⲥ (kis) — Sahidic
• ⲕⲉⲥ (kes) — Fayyumic

Noun 1

ⲕⲁⲥ • (kas) m (plural (S) ⲕⲁⲁⲥ (kaas) or (S) ⲕⲁⲉⲥⲉ (kaese))

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) bone

Noun 2

ⲕⲁⲥ • (kas) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) stone, pit (of a fruit)

Derived terms

• ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲁⲥ (markas), ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲁⲥ (merkas), ⲙⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ (morkas, “bonesetter”)
• ⲕⲁⲥⲃⲏⲧ (kasbēt, “ribs”)
• ⲕⲁⲥⲣⲟ (kasro, “jawbone”)

Etymology 2

Same as the above, a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion)

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲉⲥ (kes) — Fayyumic

Noun

ⲕⲁⲥ • (kas) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) carat (a coin)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 119b, 120a
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 63
• TLA lemma no. C1358 (ⲕⲁⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
• TLA lemma no. C1363 (ⲕⲁⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [3]