ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic mty (“Persian, Persia”), from Egyptian mdy (“Persian, Persia”), related to Aramaic מָדַי (māday).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ • (matoei) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲉⲓ (matoei))

  1. (Sahidic) alternative spelling of ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ (matoi)

References

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