ⲙⲏⲛⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μηνᾶς (Mēnâs) which comes from Demotic mnw (“the god Min”). The reconstructed ungrecisised Coptic form is *ⲙⲏⲛ (*mēn).

Proper noun

ⲙⲏⲛⲁ • (mēna) m

  1. a male given name from Greek or Egyptian

Descendants

  • → Arabic: مينا (mīna)

References

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