ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian votive ear

ⲙⲁϣϫ (mašj) – Bohairic
ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ (mašta) – Dialect P
ⲙⲉⲉϫⲉ (meeje) – Fayyumic
ⲙⲉϫⲉ (meje) – Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maːˈcə/, /maːˈt͡ʃə/

Noun

ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maaje) m (plural ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ)

(Sahidic) ear

Derived terms

ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (maje klē, “cat's ear”)

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