ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ

Coptic

Egyptian soldiers

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ (matai) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic
• ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ (matoei) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic mdy (“Mede, Persian”), borrowed from the Aramaic gentilic מָדָי (māḏāy, “Median, Mede”). Ultimately from Old Iranian; Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtɔj/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ • (matoi) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ (matoi))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) soldier

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 93
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 190
• Westendorf, Wolfhart (1965–1977) Koptisches Handwörterbuch, first edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, page 105
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 125