ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (noufi) – Bohairic, Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic nfr, from Egyptian
(nfr, “good”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuː.fə/
Adjective
ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ • (noufe)
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic) good
See also
- ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (metnoufi, “good things”)
- ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (netnoufe, “good god”)
- ⲛⲟⲩϥⲣ (noufr, “be good”)
- ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre, “profit, advantage”)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 240
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 116