ϫⲁϥϫⲓϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϭⲁϫⲓϥ (cačif) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic qpqp. Probably an early compound meaning "tiny piece."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /t͡ʃafˈt͡ʃʼiːf/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ɟafˈɟif/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ɡafˈd͡ʒif/

Noun

ϫⲁϥϫⲓϥ • (čafčif) m

1. (Bohairic) ant

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 341
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 842