ⲙⲏϣ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (mēēše) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan
- ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ (mēēši), ⲙⲉϣⲓ (meši) — Fayyumic
- ⲙⲏϣⲉ (mēše) — Lycopolitan
- ⲙⲓⲉⲓϣⲉ (mieiše), ⲙⲓϣⲉ (miše) — Akhmimic
Etymology
From Demotic Egyptian mšꜥ (“people, multitude, army”), from Egyptian
(mšꜥ, “army, footsoldiers, work gang”).
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Noun
ⲙⲏϣ • (mēš) m
Determiner
ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ • (oumēš) m
Antonyms
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 96