ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian votive ear

• ⲙⲁϣϫ (mašč) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ (mašta) — Dialect P
• ⲙⲉⲉϫⲉ (meeče) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲉϫⲉ (meče) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From Demotic msḏꜥ (“ear”), from earlier msḏr, from Egyptian msḏr (“ear”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʔt͡ʃə/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ • (maače) m (plural ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maače))

1. (Sahidic) ear

Derived terms

• ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (mače klē, “cat's ear”)