ⲣⲉⲙⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ

Coptic

Beja nomad

Etymology

ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-, “man”, noun) +‎ ⲛ- (n-) +‎ ϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ (čōili, “to dwell”, verb).

Pronunciation

• (Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˌɾəmənˈt͡ʃʼoːi̯lə/

Noun

ⲣⲉⲙⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ • (remnčōili) m

1. (Bohairic) guest, sojourner
2. (Bohairic) foreigner, stranger
3. (Bohairic) nomad

References

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