ⲁⲙⲣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian bakers & brewers

• ⲁⲙⲣⲏ (amrē), ⲏⲙⲣⲏ (ēmrē) — Sahidic
• ⲁⲙⲗⲏ (amlē) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥmr, from Egyptian ꜥmr (“baker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /amˈreʔ/
• IPA^(key): (reconstructed post-conquest Bohairic) /amˈraʔ/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈamre/

Noun

ⲁⲙⲣⲉ • (amre) m (plural ⲁⲙⲣⲉ (amre) or (B) ⲁⲙⲣⲏⲟⲩ (amrēou) or (S) ⲁⲙⲣⲏⲩ (amrēu))

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) baker