ⲣⲁⲧ⸗

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲉⲧ⸗ (let⸗) — Fayyumic
• ⲣⲉⲧ⸗ (ret⸗) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic, Old Coptic
• ⲣⲉⲉⲧ⸗ (reet⸗) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic rt (“foot”), from Egyptian (rd, “foot”).

Noun

ⲣⲁⲧ⸗ • (rat⸗) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) foot
2. (Sahidic) bottom

Usage notes

Always pronominal.

Synonyms

• ⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ (ourēte)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 140
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 302