ⲧⲁϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲑⲁϥ (thaf) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian (tf, “spittle, to spit out”).

Noun

ⲧⲁϥ • (taf) m

1. (Sahidic) spit, saliva

   Synonyms: ⲡⲁϭⲥⲉ (pacse), ⲡⲁⲧⲥⲉ (patse)

Derived terms

• ⲛⲉϫⲧⲁϥ (nečtaf, “to spit”)
• ⲥⲉⲧⲧⲁϥ (settaf, “to spit”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 202
• TLA lemma no. C4732 (ⲧⲁϥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]