ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic nfrt, from Egyptian
(nfrt, “something good”).

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

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