ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Egyptian votive ear
- ⲙⲁϣϫ (mašj) – Bohairic
- ⲙⲁϣⲧⲁ (mašta) – Dialect P
- ⲙⲉⲉϫⲉ (meeje) – Fayyumic
- ⲙⲉϫⲉ (meje) – Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite
Etymology
From Demotic msḏꜥ (“ear”), from earlier msḏr, from Egyptian msḏr (“ear”),
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːˈcə/, /maːˈt͡ʃə/
Noun
ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ (maaje) m (plural ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ)
- (Sahidic) ear
Derived terms
- ⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲗⲏ (maje klē, “cat's ear”)