ⲁⲫⲟⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian feeding cup

ⲁⲡⲟⲧ (apot) – Sahidic
ⲁⲡⲁⲧ (apat) – Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic jpt (“chalice”), from Egyptian

(jpt, “cup”),

(jpd).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /aˈpʰɔt/

Noun

ⲁⲫⲟⲧ (aphot) m

(Bohairic) cup

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 11

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