ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ

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Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /iɔː.sɛ̌ːpʰ/
  • IPA(key): /joˈsæb/ (Late Coptic)

Proper noun

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ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ (iōsēphm

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joseph

Descendants

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  • Egyptian Arabic: يوساب (Yosāb)

References

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  • Isḥāḳ, Emile Māher. 1975. "The phonetics and phonology of the Boḥairic dialect of Coptic and the Survival of Coptic Word in the Colloquial and Classical Arabic of Egypt and of Coptic Grammatical Constructions in Colloquial Egyptian Arabic". University of Oxford