Coptic Alternative forms ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ (spotou) — Sahidic ⲥⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ (spatou) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic Etymology From Egyptian (spt, “lips, edge, shore”). Noun ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ • (sphotou) m (Bohairic) lips (dual), edge, shore Related terms ⲥⲱⲡⲓ (sōpi, “edge, fringe”) References Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 353aWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.