ⲫⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲡⲉ (pe) – Sahidic
ⲡⲏ (pē) – Fayyumic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic p(t) (“sky”), from Egyptian

(pt, “sky”).

Noun

ⲫⲉ (phe) f (plural ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ)

(Bohairic) the sky
(Bohairic) heaven

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 124

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