ⲧⲟϣ

Coptic

Suburbs on the border of Faiyum

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲱϣ (tōš) — Sahidic
• ⲧⲁϣ (taš) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic
• ⲑⲟϣ (thoš), ⲑⲱϣ (thōš) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian tꜣš (“border”).

Noun

ⲧⲟϣ • (toš) m

1. (Sahidic) border, limit
2. (Sahidic) nome
3. (Sahidic) province, district, suburb
4. (Sahidic) bishopric

Descendants

• → Egyptian Arabic: طَاش

References

• TLA lemma no. C4720 (ⲧⲟϣ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]