ϫⲁⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲟⲓ (čoi) — Sahidic, Bohairic
• ϫⲟⲉⲓ (čoei) — Sahidic
• ϫⲁⲉⲓ (čaei) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Demotic ḏj (“boat, ship”), from Egyptian ḏꜣy (“riverboat”).

Noun

ϫⲁⲓ • (čai) m (plural ϫⲁⲓ (čai))

1. (Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) boat, ship

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 754
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN