ⲙⲛⲧ-

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉⲧ- (met-) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic mt (“speech, matter”), from Egyptian mdt (“word, speech, matter”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənt/

Prefix

ⲙⲛⲧ- • (mnt-) f

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) denominative prefix forming abstract nouns

References

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