English Explanatory Dictionary

oipe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 4 heqats (about 19.2 litres or 0.54 bushels).

Pronunciation

/ɔɪpə/

Word forms

oipe oipes

Etymology

Borrowed from Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe), ⲟⲓⲡⲉ (oipe), from Demotic Egyptian jpy.t, from Egyptian jpt. Doublet of ephah.

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