ⲙⲛⲧ-

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲙⲉⲧ- (met-) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic mt (“speech, matter”), from Egyptian mdwt (“words, speech, matter”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mn̩t/

Prefix

ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧ- • (mnt-) f

(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) denominative prefix forming abstract nouns

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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