ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ

Coptic

Egyptian soldiers

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ (matoi) — Sahidic, Bohairic
• ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ (matoei) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic mdy (“Mede, Persian”), borrowed from the Aramaic gentilic מָדָי (māḏāy, “Median, Mede”). Ultimately from Old Iranian; Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtaj/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ • (matai) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ (matai))

1. (Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) soldier

References

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