ⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ

Coptic

Cairo, the capital of Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ (metropolis) — Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Noun

ⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • (mētropolis) f

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) capital city

Synonyms

• ϩⲟⲩⲓϯ (houiti)