ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ (nraste) — Sahidic

Etymology

ⲛ- (n-) +‎ ⲣⲁⲥϯ (rasti, “tomorrow”), from Demotic rsṱ (“morrow”), from Egyptian (rs, “wake”) + (ṯw, “you”), all together an imperative: “wake up, you”.

Adverb

ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ • (nrasti)

1. (Bohairic) tomorrow

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 139
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 302