ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (noufi) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic nfr, from Egyptian

(nfr, “good”).

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

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