ⲛⲓⲙ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic nm (“who”), from Egyptian (nmj), contracted from (jn, particle introducing an emphasized subject) + (mj, “who, what”).

Adverb

ⲛⲓⲙ • (nim)

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) who

Etymology 2

From Demotic (nb, “every, all”), from Egyptian (nb, “every, all”).

Determiner

ⲛⲓⲙ • (nim)

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite) every, all

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ (niben) — Bohairic
• ⲛⲓϥⲉⲛ (nifen) — Fayyumic

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 108
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 225