ⲛⳤ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛϫⲉ (nče) — Bohairic
• ⲛϭⲓ (nci) — Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Demotic ng (“namely”), from Egyptian *m qj (nj) (“in the form (of), namely”), from (m, “in”) + (qj, “form, shape”).

Preposition

ⲛⳤ • (nke)

1. (Dialect P) subject marker for postposed subjects

References

• Kasser, Rodolophe (1991) “Dialect P (or Proto-Theban)”, in Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor, The Coptic Encyclopedia‎^[1], volume 8, New York: Macmillan, →ISBN
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 119
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 252