ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ

Coptic

Lake Mariotis in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲏⲙⲛⲏ (lēmnē) — Sahidic
• ⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ (lumnē) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “lake”).

Noun

ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ • (limnē) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) lake, pool, cistern

References

• TLA lemma no. C9636 (ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]