ⲛⲉⲓ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic nꜣj, from Late Egyptian

(nꜣj, “these”), from earlier Egyptian

(nꜣ, “these”).

Alternative forms

Pronoun

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei) pl

  1. (Fayyumic, Akhmimic) these

See also

  • ⲡⲉⲓ m (pei, “this”)
  • ⲧⲉⲓ f (tei, “this”)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian

(nrj, “specified time, term”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei) f

  1. (Bohairic) time limit, deadline

Etymology 3

Verb

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei)

  1. (Fayyumic) alternative form of ⲛⲉⲉⲓ (neei, “to have mercy”)

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 219, 259
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105
  • TLA lemma no. C2389 (ⲛⲉⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
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