ⲣⲁⲙⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲣⲁⲙⲏ (ramē), ⲣⲁⲁⲙⲉ (raame) – Sahidic
- ⲣⲁⲙⲓ (rami) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Demotic 
(rm, “tilapia”), from Egyptian
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(rm, “tilapia”).
Noun
ⲣⲁⲙⲉ • (rame) m or f (plural not attested)
- (Sahidic) tilapia (Tilapia nilotica)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 294a
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 136