ⲉⲙⲛⲧ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ
(
ement
)
—
Bohairic
ⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧ
(
eimnt
)
,
ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉ
(
emnte
)
,
ⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲉ
(
eimnte
)
—
Fayyumic
,
Akhmimic
Etymology
From
Demotic
jmnṱ
(
“
west, western
”
)
, from
Egyptian
(
jmntj
,
“
western, west side
”
)
.
Noun
ⲉⲙⲛⲧ
• (
emnt
)
m
(
Sahidic
)
west
Synonym:
ⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ
(
ma nhōtp
)
Coordinate terms
(
north
)
:
ϩⲏⲧ
(
hēt
)
,
ⲙϩⲓⲧ
(
mhit
)
(
south
)
:
ⲣⲏⲥ
(
rēs
)
(
east
)
:
ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ
(
eiebt
)
,
ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ
(
ma nša
)