ⲙⲉⲓ

Coptic

Ma'at, depicted with a feather on her head.

Etymology 1

From Demotic mꜣꜥt (truth), from Egyptian



(mꜣꜥt, truth, order, justice).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲙⲉⲓ (mei) f

  1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) truth

Etymology 2

From Demotic mr (to love), from Egyptian

(mrj, to love).

Alternative forms

Verb

ⲙⲉⲓ (mei) (nominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ-, pronominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ⸗, stative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ)

  1. (Bohairic) to love
Conjugation

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 78
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 156
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