ⲙⲏⲧ

Coptic

Coptic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ⲙⲏⲧ (mēt)
    Ordinal : ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲙⲏⲧ (pimahmēt)

Etymology

From Egyptian mḏw (*mūḏaw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /meːt/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /mat/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /mit/

Numeral

ⲙⲏⲧ • (mētm (feminine ⲙⲏϯ)

  1. ten.
    ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓⲙⲏⲧⲕⲗⲟⲙ
    ainau etpe esouēn ereoušērekoui nsaie hmoos hičnouthronos efsooutn eroi mmēt nklom
    I saw the sky opening up and a young boy, a beautiful one, sitting on a throne and handing towards me ten crowns.