ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ
Coptic
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A reconstruction of the extent of various Chinese realms since the Zhou.
Alternative forms
- ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ (amitōn) – Bohairic
Etymology
The etymology is unknown. Could be derived from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos, “Mede”) or it's Coptic variant ⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁ (amada) in Gen. 10:2. Compare ⲁⲙⲙⲓⲧⲉⲛ (ammiten, “Amida, a town in Eastern Anatolia, modern Diyarbakır”) and ⲁⲙⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ (ammiton, “Nicomedia”).
Proper noun
ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ • (amiton) ?
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) China (a country)
References
- Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 212