ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (phaiat, “Lybian”, noun).

Proper noun

ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ • (niphaiat) ?

  1. (Bohairic) Libya (a country)
  2. (Bohairic) a nome in Egypt, which was situated around Mareotis lake, in a modern Beheira governorate

Synonyms

  • ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ (tilubē)
  • ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ (mariōtēs)

References

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