ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic nfrt, from Egyptian (nfrt, “something good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Early Bohairic) /ˈnofɾə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈnufɾa/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic pronunciation) /ˈnofri/

Noun

ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ • (nofri) f (uncountable)

1. (Bohairic) good, benefit, advantage

Interjection

ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ • (nofri)

1. (Bohairic, modern) hello

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 239