ⲗⲉϥ-
Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic rmt jw.f (“one who”), from Egyptian rmṯ jw.f (“a person – he …”).
Prefix
ⲗⲉϥ- • (lef-) m
- (Fayyumic) forms agent nouns from verbs; one who …, one that …
Alternative forms
- ⲣϥ- (rf-) – Akhmimic, Sahidic
- ⲣⲉϥ- (ref-) – Akhmimic, Sahidic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan
- ⲗⲉⲃ- (leb-) – Fayyumic
Derived terms
Coptic terms prefixed with ⲗⲉϥ-
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 136
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 295b