ⲙⲉ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic mr (to love), from Egyptian

(mrj, to love).

Alternative forms

Verb

ⲙⲉ • (me) (nominal state ⲙⲉⲣⲉ-, pronominal state ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ⸗, stative ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ)

  1. (Sahidic) to love
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Demotic mꜣꜥt (truth), from Egyptian



(mꜣꜥt, truth, order, justice).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲙⲉ • (mef

  1. (Sahidic, Old Coptic) truth, justice

Adjective

ⲙⲉ • (me)

  1. (Sahidic) truthful, righteous
  2. (Sahidic) real, genuine

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary
  • TLA lemma no. C1789 (ⲙⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • TLA lemma no. C1790 (ⲙⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]