ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ (poimēn) — Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”).

Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲛ • (pimēn) m

1. (Fayyumic) a male given name from Greek

Descendants

• → Arabic: بِيمَان (bīmān), Arabic: بَمِين (bamīn)

References

• Trismegistos
• Timm, Stefan (1991) Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit, Wiesbaden: Dr.Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 665