ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ

Coptic

Minya

Alternative forms

ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (tmōnē) — Sahidic
ⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (tmoone) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Coptic ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (monē, “station on the Nile, mansio”) or directly from Ancient Greek μονή (monḗ).

Proper noun

ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ • (thmonē) f

(Bohairic) Minya (a city in Egypt)

Descendants

→ Arabic: المِنْيا (alminya)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 346

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