ⲙⲏϣ

Coptic edit

Alternative forms edit

Funeral procession for the queen of Rameses II.

ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (mēēše) — Sahidic
ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ (mēēši) — Fayyumic

Etymology edit

From Demotic mšꜥ (“people, multitude, army”), from Egyptian

(mšꜥ, “army, footsoldiers, work gang”).

Noun edit

ⲙⲏϣ • (mēš) m

(Bohairic) multitude, crowd, throng

Determiner edit

ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ • (oumēš) m

(Bohairic) many, a lot

Antonyms edit

ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ (kouči) — Bohairic

References edit

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 96

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