ⲙⲉⲓⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉ (me) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲉⲓ (mei) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic mr (“to love”), from Egyptian mrj (“to love”).

Verb

ⲙⲉⲓⲉ • (meie) (nominal state ⲙⲣⲣⲉ, pronominal state ⲙⲣⲣⲓⲧ, stative ⲙⲣⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲣⲣⲉⲧⲉ)

1. (Akhmimic) to love

References

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