ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ (čičōi) — Sahidic
• ϭⲓϫⲱⲓ (cičōi) — Sahidic
• ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲓ (ciššōi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ṯꜣy-ḏy (“the bearer of the hairlock”), a title of Harpocrates.

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːˈt͡ʃʰoːj/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ɟiˈʃuj/
• (Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈt͡ʃoɪ̯/

Proper noun

ϫⲓϭⲱⲓ • (čicōi) m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → Arabic: جيجوي (jijūy)
• → Ancient Greek: Σισοις (Sisois)
  • → Romanian: Sisoe
  • → Russian: Сисой (Sisoj)

References

• Trismegistos
• Blasco Torres, Ana Isabel (2017) Representing Foreign Sounds: Greek Transcriptions of Egyptian Anthroponyms from 800 BC to 800 AD, Leuven, Salamanca