ⲙⲛⲧ-

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉⲧ- (met-) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic mt (“speech, matter”), from Egyptian (mdwt, “words, speech, matter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): */mn̩t/

Prefix

ⲙⲛ̄ⲧ- • (mn̄t-) f

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) denominative prefix forming abstract nouns

Derived terms

Coptic terms prefixed with ⲙⲛⲧ-

References

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