ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic mdy (“Mede, Persian”), borrowed from the Aramaic gentilic מָדָי (māḏāy, “Median, Mede”). Ultimately from Old Iranian; Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtaj/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ • (matai) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ (matai))

  1. (Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) soldier

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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