ϣⲙⲏⲛ
Coptic
Coptic cardinal numbers
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Cardinal
:
ϣⲙⲏⲛ
(
šmēn
)
Ordinal
:
ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩϣⲙⲏⲛ
(
pimahšmēn
)
Alternative forms
ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ
(
šmoun
)
—
Sahidic
,
Fayyumic
ⳉⲙⲟⲩⲛ
(
xmoun
)
—
Akhmimic
Etymology
From
Egyptian
ḫmnw
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
(
Old Bohairic
)
/(ə)ʃˈmeːn/
IPA
(
key
)
:
(
Late Bohairic
)
/(a)ʃˈman/
IPA
(
key
)
:
(
Greco-Bohairic
)
/eʃˈmin/
Numeral
ϣⲙⲏⲛ
• (
šmēn
)
m
(
feminine
ϣⲙⲏⲛⲓ
)
(
Bohairic
)
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