ϯⲙⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϯⲙⲓ (timi) — Bohairic, Fayyumic
• ⲧⲓⲙⲉ (time) — Sahidic, Akhmimic
• ⲧⲓⲙⲓ (timi) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic tmj (“town, village”), from Egyptian dmj (“town, quarter, locality”).

Noun

ϯⲙⲉ • (time) m (plural ⲧⲙⲉ (tme) or ϯⲙⲉ (time))

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) village

References

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