ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (npaiat) – Sahidic
- ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (nepaiet) – Fayyumic
Etymology
From ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) + ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (phaiat, “Lybian”, noun).
Proper noun
ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ • (niphaiat) ?
- (Bohairic) Libya (a country)
- (Bohairic)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