ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian votive ear

ⲙⲁϣϫ (mašj) – Bohairic
ⲙⲉⲉϫⲉ (meeje) – Fayyumic
ⲙⲉϫⲉ (meje) – Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite
ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maaje) – Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic msḏꜥ (“ear”), from earlier msḏr, from Egyptian msḏr (“ear”),

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Noun

ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ (mašta) m

(Dialect P) ear

References

Kasser, Rodolophe (1991), “Dialect P (or Proto-Theban)”, in Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor, The Coptic Encyclopedia, volume 8, New York: Macmillan, →ISBN

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