ⲁⲥⲡⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲁⲥⲡⲉ (aspe) — Sahidic
• ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Egyptian (jspt, “language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /ˈaspə/

Noun

ⲁⲥⲡⲓ • (aspi) f

1. (Bohairic) language

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13
• Crum, Walter E. (1939), A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 18