ⲙⲟⲛⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονή (monḗ, dwelling, abode).

Noun

ⲙⲟⲛⲏ • (monēf (plural ⲙⲟⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ (monōoui))

  1. (Bohairic) dwelling, station on Nile, abode
    Synonyms: ⲁϩⲟ (aho), ⲟⲩⲱϩ (ouōh)
  2. (Bohairic) monastery
    Synonyms: ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (monastērion), ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (topos)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Arabic: مِنْية (minya), مِيت (mīt)

References

  • TLA lemma no. C9819 (ⲙⲟⲛⲏ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎[2] (in German), Göttingen, page 65
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[3], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 177b