ⲣⲱⲙⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

an Egyptian man from Faiyum

• ⲗⲱⲙⲓ (lōmi) — Fayyumic
• ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic (rmt, “person”), from Egyptian (rmṯ, “person, people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈɾoːmə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈɾuma/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈromi/

Noun

ⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (rōmi) m (nominal form ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-))

1. (Bohairic, sometimes Fayyumic) human, human being
2. (Bohairic, sometimes Fayyumic) man, male

Derived terms

• ⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (errōmi)