ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ
Coptic
editAlternative forms
edit- ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (metremǹkhēmi) — Bohairic
Etymology
editⲙⲛ̄ⲧ- (mn̄t-) + ⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (rm̄n̄kēme)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editⲧ̄ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (t̄mn̄trm̄n̄kēme) f
- (Sahidic) The Coptic language (literally, 'the language of the Egyptians'.)
References
edit- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110