ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

White Monastery in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣ (monastēr), ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏ (monastē), ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (mounastērion) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (monastērion) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell, monastery”).

Noun

ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ • (monasterion) m

1. (Sahidic) monastery

Synonyms

• ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (monē)
• ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ (manšōpi)
• ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (tōou)
• ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (topos)

References

• TLA lemma no. C9816 (ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]