ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ

Coptic

A map depicting Alexandria and Libyan nome with Mareotis lake

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (npaiat) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (niphaiat) — Bohairic

Etymology

From ⲛⲉ- (ne-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (paiet, “Lybian”, noun).

Proper noun

ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ • (nepaiet) ?

1. (Fayyumic) Libya (a country)
2. (Fayyumic) A nome in Egypt, which was situated around Mareotis lake, in a modern Beheira governorate

Synonyms

• ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ (tilubē)
• ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ (mariōtēs)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 350