oipe

O1I1P3E1
/ɔɪpə/

noun

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

Origincop-sah ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ ← Demotic Egyptian jpy.t ← Egyptian jpt →
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Meanings

nounoipe (plural oipe or oipes)

plural oipes

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

Origin

  1. Egyptianjpt
  2. Demotic Egyptianjpy.t
  3. cop-sahⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ
  4. Englishoipe

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

oipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oipe

MLA

“oipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oipe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oipe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oipe.

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