ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲏⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαῦρος (Maûros, “Moor”).

Proper noun

ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (maurēs) m

  1. (Bohairic) dark-skinned, negro

References

  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 80
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