ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (metremǹkhēmi) — Bohairic

Etymology

ⲙⲛ̄ⲧ- (mn̄t-) +‎ ⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (rm̄n̄kēme)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənt.ɾəm.ənˈkeː.mə/

Noun

ⲧ̄ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (t̄mn̄trm̄n̄kēme) f

1. (Sahidic) The Coptic language (literally, 'the language of the Egyptians'.)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110