ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲙⲛⲧ (emnt) — Sahidic
• ⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧ (eimnt), ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉ (emnte), ⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲉ (eimnte) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic jmnṱ (“west, western”), from Egyptian (jmntj, “western, west side”).

Noun

ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲧ • (èment) ?

1. (Bohairic) West

   Synonym: ⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ (ma nhōtp)

Coordinate terms

• (compass point): ⲙⲁⲛ̀ϣⲁⲓ (maǹšai)
• (north): ϧⲏⲧ (xēt), ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit)
• (south): ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs)
• (east): ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt)

Derived terms

• ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ (àmenti)

References

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