ⲙⲁ ⲛⳉⲁⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ⲙⲁ (ma) +‎ ⲛ- (n-) +‎ ⳉⲁⲉ (xae), literally place of rising (of the sun).

Noun

ⲙⲁ ⲛⳉⲁⲉ • (ma nxaem

  1. (Akhmimic) east
    Synonym: ⲉⲓⲃⲧ (eibt)

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 543
  • TLA lemma no. C5682 (ⲙⲁ ⲛⳉⲁⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]