ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Funeral procession for the queen of Rameses II.

• ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (mēēše) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲏϣ (mēš) — Bohairic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ • (mēēši) m (plural ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ (mēēši))

1. (Fayyumic) multitude, crowd, throng

References

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