ⲕⲉⲥ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian (qs, “bone”).

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲥ (kas) — Sahidic, Bohairic
• ⲕⲏⲥ (kēs), ⲕⲓⲥ (kis) — Sahidic
• ⲕⲉⲉⲥ (kees) — Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic

Noun

ⲕⲉⲥ • (kes) m (plural ⲕⲏⲏⲥ (kēēs))

1. (Fayyumic) bone

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲥ (kas) — Sahidic, Bohairic

Noun

ⲕⲉⲥ • (kes) m

1. (Fayyumic) 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