ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic jmnṱ (“west, western”), from Egyptian jmntj (“western, west side”)

Noun

ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲧ • (èment)

1. (Bohairic) West

Coordinate terms

• (compass point): ⲙⲁⲛ̀ϣⲁⲓ (maǹšai)
• (north): ϧⲏⲧ (xēt)
• (south): ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs)
• (east): ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt)

Derived terms

• ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ (àmenti)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN