ⲙⲛⲟⲧ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic mnṱ (“breast”), from Egyptian mnḏ.

Noun

ⲙⲛⲟⲧ • (mnot) m (plural ⲙⲛⲟϯ (mnoti) or ⲉⲙⲛⲟϯ (emnoti))

1. (Bohairic) breast

   Synonym: ⲕⲓϥⲓ (kifi)

See also

• ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ (mestenhēt, “breast, chest”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ⲙⲛⲟⲧ • (mnot)

1. (Bohairic) Alternative form of ⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ (emnout)

References

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