ⲙⲉⲓ

Coptic

Ma'at, depicted with a feather on her head.

Etymology 1

From Demotic mꜣꜥt (“truth”), from Egyptian (mꜣꜥt, “truth, order, justice”).

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉ (me) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲏⲉ (mēe) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Noun

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) f

1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) truth

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉ (me) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲉⲓⲉ (meie) — Akhmimic
• ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Fayyumic

Verb

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) (nominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ-, pronominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ⸗, stative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ)

1. (Bohairic) to love

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 78
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 156