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ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ · Coptic
noun · Coptic
Reading: TOH-beh
brick; adobe. The Coptic brick word is the deepest retained stage. Its relation to earlier Egyptian material is not expanded beyond the inspected lexical evidence.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but they do not supply a secure dated witness for this stage’s displayed form.
Egypt · Coptic reference region — Broad language reference coordinate, not a word origin or historical border.
The selected route remains Spanish adobe from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb ‘the brick’, with the Coptic ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ / ⲧⲱⲃⲉ brick family retained as a deeper qualified source. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin
Coptic ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ is glossed ‘brick, adobe’ in the Coptic Dictionary Online search. Lexicon search result for ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ
Coptic is represented with a broad Egyptian reference region for orientation. Coptic languoid record and map
الطُّوب · Arabic
noun · Arabic
Reading: aṭ-ṬŪB
the brick. Arabic aṭ-ṭūb supplies the immediate donor route into Spanish; the definite article is part of the historical transmission story.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but they do not supply a secure dated witness for this stage’s displayed form.
Arabian Peninsula · Arabic reference region — Glottolog language reference point, not a word origin or historical border.
The selected route remains Spanish adobe from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb ‘the brick’, with the Coptic ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ / ⲧⲱⲃⲉ brick family retained as a deeper qualified source. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin
Coptic ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ is glossed ‘brick, adobe’ in the Coptic Dictionary Online search. Lexicon search result for ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ
Arabic is represented with the existing Glottolog Arabian Peninsula reference point. LanguageTable row stan1318; Name, Latitude, Longitude
The Arabic form aṭ-ṭūb is read approximately aṭ-ṭūb in modern transliteration; this is a conventional modern reading, not a reconstructed historical sound. English entry — inspected etymology and definition
adobe · Spanish
noun · Spanish
Reading: a-DO-beh
sun-dried brick. Spanish carries the Arabic brick term into the form that English later adopts.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but they do not supply a secure dated witness for this stage’s displayed form.
Iberia · Spanish reference region — Glottolog language reference point, not a word origin or historical border.
The selected route remains Spanish adobe from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb ‘the brick’, with the Coptic ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ / ⲧⲱⲃⲉ brick family retained as a deeper qualified source. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin
Spanish is represented with the existing Glottolog Spanish reference point. LanguageTable row stan1288; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Oxford places the English word origin in the mid-18th century; this is a contextual lexical period, not an exact first quotation. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin
adobe · English
noun · English
Reading: ə-DOH-bee
sun-dried unburnt brick or its building material. English keeps the brick sense while broadening it to the material and buildings made from it.
No secure word-specific date — Historical and lexical sources were checked, but they do not supply a secure dated witness for this stage’s displayed form.
Britain · English reference region — Glottolog language reference point, not a word origin or historical border.
The selected route remains Spanish adobe from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb ‘the brick’, with the Coptic ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ / ⲧⲱⲃⲉ brick family retained as a deeper qualified source. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin
English is represented with the existing Glottolog English reference point. LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Oxford places the English word origin in the mid-18th century; this is a contextual lexical period, not an exact first quotation. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin
Oxford records the English reading /əˈdəʊbi/. English > pronunciation, definition and Word Origin