ⲙⲏⲛⲁ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲥ (mēnas) – Bohairic, Sahidic
- ⲙⲏⲛ (mēn) – Bohairic, Sahidic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μηνᾶς (Mēnâs) which comes from Demotic mnw (“the god Min”). The reconstructed ungrecisised Coptic form is *ⲙⲏⲛ.
Proper noun
ⲙⲏⲛⲁ • (mēna) m
- A male given name
Descendants
- → Arabic: مينا (mīna)
References
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 114