Coptic
Etymology
From Egyptian mḥtj (“northern”), from Egyptian mḥt (“the Nile Delta”)
Noun
ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ • (emhit) m
- (Bohairic, Fayyumic, Sahidic) north
- Synonyms: ϧⲏⲧ (xēt), ϩⲏⲧ (hēt)
Coordinate terms
- (west): ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ (ement)
- (south): ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs)
- (east): ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt)