ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ (ement) — Bohairic
• ⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧ (eimnt), ⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲉ (eimnte) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic
• ⲉⲙⲛⲧ (emnt) — Sahidic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉ • (emnte) m

1. (Akhmimic, Fayyumic) west

   Synonyms: (A) ⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ (ma nhōtp), (A, L) ⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ (sa nhōtp)

Coordinate terms

• (north): (F) ϩⲏⲧ (hēt) , ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit), (A) ⲙϩⲉⲓⲧ (mheit), (F) ⲙⲉⲛϩⲓⲧ (menhit)
• (south): ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs)
• (east): (A) ⲉⲓⲃⲧ (eibt), (F) ⲓⲏϥⲧ (iēft), (F) ⲁⲓⲏⲃⲧ (aiēbt), ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ (ma nša)