ⲕⲱⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic qs (to bury), from Egyptian
q
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sQ6
(qrs, to bury).

Verb

ⲕⲱⲥ (kōs)

  1. (Bohairic) to bury
  2. (Bohairic) to prepare a corpse for interment

Conjugation

Noun

ⲕⲱⲥ (kōs) m

  1. (Bohairic) burial

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 64
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 120
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