ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ
Coptic
Etymology
ⲙⲁ- (ma-) + ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs) i.e. "southern place".
Proper noun
ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ • (marēs) m
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) Upper Egypt.
Synonyms
- ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (pathourēs)
- ϯⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ (tianou ǹkhōra)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 178