ⲡⲉ

Coptic

Etymology 1
From Demotic -pꜣj, from Late Egyptian pꜣj
, from Middle Egyptian
(pw).

Pronoun

ⲡⲉ (pe) m

  1. (postpositive) he
  2. used as 3rd person masculine singular pronominal copula in verbless clauses

Coordinate terms

Etymology 2
From Demotic p(t) (“sky”), from Egyptian

(pt, “sky”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲡⲉ (pe) m (plural ⲡⲏⲩⲉ)

  1. (Sahidic) heaven, sky

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