ⲣⲉⲙⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi, “man”, noun) +‎ ϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ (čōili, “to dwell”, verb).

Pronunciation
  • (Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˌɾəmənˈt͡ʃʼoːi̯lə/

Noun

ⲣⲉⲙⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ • (remnčōili) m

  1. (Bohairic) guest, sojourner
  2. (Bohairic) foreigner, stranger
  3. (Bohairic) nomad

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