ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (noufi) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic nfr, from Egyptian (nfr, “good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuː.fə/

Adjective

ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ • (noufe)

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) good

See also

• ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (metnoufi, “good things”)
• ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (netnoufe, “good god”)
• ⲛⲟⲩϥⲣ (noufr, “be good”)
• ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre, “profit, advantage”)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 240
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 116