ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣ (monastēr), ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏ (monastē), ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (mounastērion) — Sahidic
ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (monastērion) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell, monastery”).

Noun

ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ • (monasterion) m

(Sahidic) monastery

Synonyms

ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (monē)
ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ (manšōpi)
ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (tōou)
ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (topos)

References

TLA lemma no. C9816 (ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),

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