ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁⲓ (ma nšai), ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ (manšai) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲓ (ma nšeei), ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲉⲓ (ma nšei) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲁ ⲛⳉⲁⲉ (ma nxae) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From ⲙⲁ (ma) +‎ ⲛ- (n-) +‎ ϣⲁ (ša), literally “place of rising (of the sun)”.

Noun

ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ • (ma nša) m

1. (Sahidic) east

   Synonym: ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ (eiebt)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 543
• TLA lemma no. C5682 (ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]