ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (metremǹkhēmi) — Bohairic

Etymology

ⲙⲛ̄ⲧ- (mn̄t-) +‎ ⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (rm̄n̄kēme)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mənt.ɾəm.ənˈkeː.mə/

Noun

ⲧ̄ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (t̄mn̄trm̄n̄kēme) f

(Sahidic) The Coptic language (literally, 'the language of the Egyptians'.)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110

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