ⲛⲉⲓ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic nꜣj, from Late Egyptian (nꜣj, “these”), from earlier Egyptian (nꜣ, “these”).

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲁⲓ (nai) — Bohairic, Sahidic
• ⲛⲉⲉⲓ (neei) — Lycopolitan, Akhmimic

Pronoun

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei) pl

1. (Fayyumic, Akhmimic) these

See also

• ⲡⲉⲓ m (pei, “this”)
• ⲧⲉⲓ f (tei, “this”)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian (nrj, “specified time, term”).

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲏⲓ (nēi) — Bohairic
• ⲛⲉⲉ (nee) — Lycopolitan

Noun

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei) f

1. (Bohairic) time limit, deadline

Etymology 3

Verb

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei)

1. (Fayyumic) Alternative form of ⲛⲉⲉⲓ (neei, “to have mercy”)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 219, 259
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105
• TLA lemma no. C2389 (ⲛⲉⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]