ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre) – Sahidic, Akhmimic
Etymology
From Demotic nfrt, from Egyptian
(nfrt, “something good”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Early Bohairic) /ˈnofɾə/
- IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈnufɾa/
- IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic pronunciation) /ˈnofri/
Noun
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ • (nofri) f (uncountable)
- (Bohairic) good, benefit, advantage
Interjection
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ • (nofri)
- (Bohairic, modern) hello
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 239