ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ

Coptic

Tanta

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉ (tenthōte) — Bohairic

Etymology

The etymology is unknown. Could be from Demotic ṯntjn.t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtantatʰo/

Proper noun

ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ • (tantatho) ?

1. (Bohairic) Tanta (a city in Egypt)

References

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Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎^[1] (in German), Göttingen