ⲛⲉⲙ
Coptic
editAlternative forms
edit- ⲙⲛ (mn) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic
- ⲛⲙ (nm) — archaic Sahidic
- ⲙⲉⲛ (men) — Old Coptic
- ⲙⲉ (me) — Fayyumic
Etymology
editFrom Demotic jrm (“with”), from Late Egyptian jrm (“with”) (also written nm in the Greco-Roman Period), from earlier Egyptian r mn (“together with”), ultimately from r mn m (“up to, from here to”), from r (“to, in order to”) + mn (“to remain, endure”) + m (“in”).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editⲛⲉⲙ • (nem)
References
edit- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 83
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 169
Categories:
- Coptic terms inherited from Demotic
- Coptic terms derived from Demotic
- Coptic terms inherited from Late Egyptian
- Coptic terms derived from Late Egyptian
- Coptic terms inherited from Egyptian
- Coptic terms derived from Egyptian
- Coptic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Coptic lemmas
- Coptic conjunctions
- Bohairic Coptic
- Fayyumic Coptic
- Old Coptic