ⲙⲏϣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Funeral procession for the queen of Rameses II.

ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (mēēše) – Sahidic
ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ (mēēši) – Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic mšꜥ (“people, multitude, army”), from Egyptian

(mšꜥ, “army, footsoldiers, work gang”).

Noun

ⲙⲏϣ (mēš) m

(Bohairic) multitude, crowd, throng

Determiner

ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ (oumēš) m

(Bohairic) many, a lot

Antonyms

ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ (kouji) – Bohairic

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 96

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