ⲗⲉϥ-

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic rmt jw.f (“one who”), from Egyptian rmṯ jw.f (“a person – he …”).

Prefix

ⲗⲉϥ- • (lef-) m

1. (Fayyumic) forms agent nouns from verbs; one who …, one that …

Alternative forms

• ⲣϥ- (rf-) — Akhmimic, Sahidic
• ⲣⲉϥ- (ref-) — Akhmimic, Sahidic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan
• ⲗⲉⲃ- (leb-) — Fayyumic

Derived terms

Coptic terms prefixed with ⲗⲉϥ-

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 136
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 295b