ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ
Coptic
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A map depicting Alexandria and Libyan nome with Mareotis lake
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (npaiat) – Sahidic
- ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (niphaiat) – Bohairic
Etymology
From ⲛⲉ- (ne-, plural definite article) + ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (paiet, “Lybian”, noun).
Proper noun
ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ • (nepaiet) ?
- (Fayyumic) Libya (a country)
- (Fayyumic)A nome in Egypt, which was situated around Mareotis lake, in a modern Beheira governorate
Synonyms
- ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ (tilubē)
- ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ (mariōtēs)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 350