ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

Statue of the god Amun, "the hidden one"

From Demotic mn (“statue of a god”), from Egyptian mnw (“monument, statue”).

Noun

ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ (mēini) m

  1. (Bohairic) sign
  2. (Bohairic) miracle
  3. (Bohairic) statue

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 83
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