ⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲣⲙⲃⲉⲕⲉ (rmbeke) – Sahidic
- ⲣⲙⲙⲃⲉⲕⲉ (rmmbeke) – Sahidic
- ⲗⲉⲃⲉⲕⲏ (lebekē) – Fayyumic
Etymology
ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-, “person of”) + ⲃⲉⲭⲉ (bekhe, “wage”)
Noun
ⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲭⲉ (rembekhe) m
- (Bohairic) mercenary
- (Bohairic) hireling, employee
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 31