ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian votive ear

• ⲙⲁϣϫ (mašj) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ (mašta) — Dialect P
• ⲙⲉⲉϫⲉ (meeje) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲉϫⲉ (meje) — Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʔt͡ʃə/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ • (maaje) m (plural ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maaje))

1. (Sahidic) ear

Derived terms

• ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (maje klē, “cat's ear”)