ⲙⲏϣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Funeral procession for the queen of Rameses II.

• ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (mēēše) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan
• ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ (mēēši), ⲙⲉϣⲓ (meši) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲏϣⲉ (mēše) — Lycopolitan
• ⲙⲓⲉⲓϣⲉ (mieiše), ⲙⲓϣⲉ (miše) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic mšꜥ (“people, multitude, army”), from Egyptian (mšꜥ, “army, footsoldiers, work gang”).

Noun

ⲙⲏϣ • (mēš) m

1. (Bohairic) multitude, crowd, throng

Determiner

ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ • (oumēš) m

1. (Bohairic) many, a lot

Antonyms

• ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ (kouči) — Bohairic

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 96