ⲕⲁϩ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic qh (“earth”), from Egyptian qꜣḥ (“earth”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲕⲁϩ (kah) m

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies or heaven
  2. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) earth, soil

Etymology 2

From Demotic qḥ (“district”), from Egyptian qꜥḥt (“district”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲕⲁϩ (kah) f

  1. (Sahidic) district, province

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 131
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 67
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