ⲙⲣⲱ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic mrt, mr, from Egyptian
U7
r		 iit
N23
(mryt, “riverbank, landing place, harbor”).

Noun

ⲙⲣⲱ (mrō) f (plural ⲙ̄ⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ)

  1. (Sahidic) harbor

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Lambdin, Thomas Oden (1983) Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, →ISBN, page 6
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