ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

  • ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (tmōnē) — Sahidic
  • ⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (tmoone) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Coptic ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (monē, “station on the Nile, mansio”) or directly from Ancient Greek μονή (monḗ).

Proper noun

ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ • (thmonē) f

  1. (Bohairic) Minya (a city in Egypt)

Descendants

  • → Arabic: المِنْيا (alminya)

References

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