ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian votive ear

• ⲙⲁϣϫ (mašč) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲉⲉϫⲉ (meeče) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲉϫⲉ (meče) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite
• ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maače) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic msḏꜥ (“ear”), from earlier msḏr, from Egyptian msḏr (“ear”),

Noun

ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ • (mašta) m

1. (Dialect P) ear

References

• Kasser, Rodolophe (1991) “Dialect P (or Proto-Theban)”, in Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor, The Coptic Encyclopedia‎^[1], volume 8, New York: Macmillan, →ISBN