ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic jmnṱ (“west, western”), from Egyptian jmntj (“western, west side”)

R14 [imnt]

X1 [t]

Z4 [y]

N23

Noun

ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲧ (èment)

(Bohairic) West

Coordinate terms

(compass point): ⲙⲁⲛ̀ϣⲁⲓ (maǹšai)
(north): ϧⲏⲧ (xēt)
(south): ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs)
(east): ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt)

Derived terms

ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ (àmenti)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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