ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic mty (“Persian, Persia”), from Egyptian mdy (“Persian, Persia”), related to Aramaic מָדַי (māday).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ • (matoei) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ (matoei))

1. (Sahidic) Alternative spelling of ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ (matoi).

References

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