ⲙⲓⲑⲣⲁⲥ
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Coptic
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Strasbourg-Koenigshoffen%2C_Second-Century_Mithraic_Relief%2C_Reconstruction_ca._140_CE%E2%80%93ca._160_CE.jpg/220px-Strasbourg-Koenigshoffen%2C_Second-Century_Mithraic_Relief%2C_Reconstruction_ca._140_CE%E2%80%93ca._160_CE.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῐ́θρᾱς (Míthrās), from an Old Iranian word *Miθra. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra), Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /miθra/).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ⲡⲘⲓⲑⲣⲁⲥ • (pMithras) m