ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ

Coptic

Minya

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (tmōnē) — Sahidic
• ⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (tmoone) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Coptic ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (monē, “station on the Nile, mansio”) or directly from Ancient Greek μονή (monḗ).

Proper noun

ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ • (thmonē) f

1. (Bohairic) Minya (a city in Egypt)

Descendants

• → Arabic: المِنْيا (alminya)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 346