ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
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Coptic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Μηνᾶς (Mēnâs) which comes from Demotic mnw (“the god Min”). The reconstructed ungrecisised Coptic form is *ⲙⲏⲛ (*mēn).
Proper noun[edit]
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ • (mēna) m
- a male given name from Greek or Egyptian
Descendants[edit]
- → Arabic: مينا (mīna)
References[edit]
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 114