ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲁⲁϫϩⲉ (naačhe) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲁϫⲉ (nače) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲁⲁϫⲉ (naače) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲉϫⲉ (neče) — Sahidic, Akhmimic
• ⲛⲉⲉϫⲉ (neeče) — Akhmimic
• ⲛⲁϫϩⲓ (načhi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian (nḥḏt, “tooth, tusk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnat͡ʃhə/

Noun

ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ • (načhe) f (plural ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ (načhe))

1. (Sahidic) tooth

   Synonym: ⲟⲃϩⲉ (obhe)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 249
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 119